USER EQUILIBRIUM AND SYSTEM OPTIMUM TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENTS; ISTANBUL ROAD NETWORK EXAMPLE

Abstract

The concept of road networks and traffic flow equilibrium conditions are briefly reviewed and discussed. In order to see whether some benefits for the society (e.g. whole network) by employing a System Optimum assignment approach can be achieved or not, an assessment study was carried out on the Ystanbul road network using the actual data gathered. As a result of the system optimising simulation, queuing times on the Bosphorus Bridge dropped by 12% and speed of an average car increased by 16%, compared to the results produced by the User Equilibrium assignment. Besides, the total system journey time was also reduced by about 4%.

Keywords

• Kullanıcı dengesi, Sistem optimumu, Trafik ataması