Decreasing Travel Time for Freeway Users

Richard Henry Haase

ResearchPublished 1962

An investigation of possible methods of increasing the use of freeways. The criterion used is that of minimizing travel time rather than maximizing flow. An idealized model of a typical freeway trip shows that travel time may be reduced by maintaining the density of cars below a critical level. This can be accomplished by restricting the flow of cars onto the freeway and by maintaining off-ramp capacity in excess of on-ramp capacity. Suggestions are included for possible technical developments that may increase freeway utility.

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  • Year: 1962
  • Pages: 25
  • Document Number: RM-3099-FF

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Haase, Richard Henry, Decreasing Travel Time for Freeway Users. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3099.html.
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