Macroscopic network-level traffic models: Bridging fifty years of development toward the next era

M Johari, M Keyvan-Ekbatani, L Leclercq… - … Research Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Network macroscopic fundamental diagrams (NMFD) and related network-level traffic
dynamics models have received both theoretical support and empirical validation with the …

[HTML][HTML] Empirics of multi-modal traffic networks–Using the 3D macroscopic fundamental diagram

A Loder, L Ambühl, M Menendez… - … Research Part C …, 2017 - Elsevier
Traffic is multi-modal in most cities. However, the impacts of different transport modes on
traffic performance and on each other are unclear–especially at the network level. The …

[HTML][HTML] Getting real: The challenge of building and validating a large-scale digital twin of Barcelona's traffic with empirical data

J Argota Sánchez-Vaquerizo - ISPRS International Journal of Geo …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Large-scale microsimulations are increasingly resourceful tools for analysing in detail
citywide effects and alternative scenarios of our policy decisions, approximating the ideal of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating MFDs, trip lengths and path flow distributions in a multi-region setting using mobile phone data

M Paipuri, Y Xu, MC González, L Leclercq - Transportation Research Part …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work proposes a global framework to estimate all MFD model parameters using
mobile phone data. The three major components that are estimated in the present context …

[HTML][HTML] Disentangling the city traffic rhythms: A longitudinal analysis of MFD patterns over a year

L Ambühl, A Loder, L Leclercq, M Menendez - Transportation Research Part …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban road transportation performance is the result of a complex interplay between the
network supply and the travel demand. Fortunately, the framework around the macroscopic …

[HTML][HTML] On the design of an optimal flexible bus dispatching system with modular bus units: Using the three-dimensional macroscopic fundamental diagram

I Dakic, K Yang, M Menendez, JYJ Chow - Transportation Research Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel flexible bus dispatching system in which a fleet of fully
automated modular bus units, together with conventional buses, serves the passenger …

Data fusion for estimating Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram in large-scale urban networks

E Saffari, M Yildirimoglu, M Hickman - Transportation Research Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the concept of the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD) has been introduced,
many studies have investigated the existence and characteristics of the MFD using empirical …

Generalized bathtub model of network trip flows

WL Jin - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Vickrey (1991, 2020) proposed a bathtub model for the evolution of trip flows served
by privately operated vehicles inside a road network based on three premises:(i) treatment …

A functional form with a physical meaning for the macroscopic fundamental diagram

L Ambühl, A Loder, MCJ Bliemer, M Menendez… - … Research Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) relates vehicle accumulation and production
of travel in an urban network with a well-defined and reproducible curve. Thanks to this …

Effects of loop detector position on the macroscopic fundamental diagram

G Lee, Z Ding, J Laval - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
Loop detectors are probably the widest-used technology for traffic state estimation. Previous
research has shown that loop detector positions within the link significantly affect the …