Intelligent transport management by integrated dynamic traffic simulation and impact assessment

Abstract

A challenging task of transport managemnt and planning is to develop solutions for an efficient and evironmentally friendly transport system. In congested urban areas, where financial and space restrictions prohibit extensive infrastructure extensions, this task calls for new traffic management strategies that take into account the dynamic properties of traffic: if traffic is to be redirected in space and time, not only the fact that congestion occurs but when and where is relevant. Therefore, a great hope lies in the application of intelligent transport systems (ITS) which, on the one hand, provide users with information on the current state of the transport system, and, on the other hand, offer technical solutions for managing transport networks in order to achieve strategic objectives.