Multi-Stakeholders Comparative Assessment of Freeway Traffic Conditions by Data Envelopment Analysis

Abstract:

Effective assessment of traffic conditions is a key issue involved in alleviating freeway congestion, evaluating capital improvements and estimating travel time. Since the goals and objectives of assessment are inherently an expression of the various stakeholders affected by the traffic conditions, the assessment process and result must address the interests of all stakeholders. In this paper, a methodology and its application to assess traffic conditions on urban freeways are described. The methodology, which synthesizes Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), can devise an overall traffic conditions assessment regarding various stakeholders’ preferences. Application of the methodology to six real-life freeway corridors in Jilin Province indicated that the stakeholders can gain new insight into the overall traffic conditions behind multiple performance measures with our method, and the assessment results is helpful in identifying transportation investment priorities for specific regions and improving resource utilization among competing sectors.

• Periodical: Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 5)
• Pages: 14-19
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.5.14
• Online since: July 2012
• Authors: Shen Zhang, Wei Quan
• Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Freeway Traffic Conditions, Multiple Stakeholders

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