MUSIC - Management of Traffic Using Traffic Flow Control and Other Measures
Overview
Background & policy context:
Congestion, pollution and car accidents are wide spread in industrialised countries as well as in developing ones. However, electronics and computing have advanced so much as to make possible new conceptions of transport infrastructures and movement systems that can reduce pollution and lead to a better management of urban transport systems.
Objectives:
MUSIC aims at showing that innovative, cost-effective methods of traffic control can be used to assist management of urban travel in order to:
- reduce congestion;
- improve efficiency, especially that of public transport modes;
- reduce pollution;
- influence transport choices.
MUSIC also aims at demonstrating that software can be used to design and assess traffic signal timings in order to achieve network-wide benefits. As the MUSIC development utilises existing traffic signals, it will provide a cost-effective approach that can be widely adopted in towns and cities.
Methodology:
The project will involve:
- Construction of reliable simulation models and development of novel traffic management and control strategies for three demonstration sites, Porto - PT, Thessaloniki - GR, and York - UK.
- Demonstration that novel methods of traffic control can be used alone or in combination with other measures (park & ride, re-allocation of road space to public transport, road pricing, information), in a cost-effective manner in order to reduce congestion, improve efficiency/cleanliness of urban travel and influence modal choice.
- Dissemination of project results so that developed methods may be adopted throughout the EU to exploit the benefits of the research.
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