A traffic congestion pricing model for Eminönü district Eminönü i̇çin bir trafik tikaniklik fiyatlandirmasi modeli
Teknik Dergi/Technical Journal of Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers, vol.21, no.2, pp.4995-5022, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 21 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2010
- Journal Name: Teknik Dergi/Technical Journal of Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.4995-5022
- Keywords: Congestion pricing, Eminönü, Logit modal split model, Speed-flow relationship
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
An investigation on applicability of a congestion pricing scheme to the Eminönü District, which is subject to heavy traffic problems in the Historical Peninsula of Istanbul, has been conducted. The area borders are set; field studies are performed to determine speed-flow characteristics of the roads and the demand function for automobile users. Akçelik and MTC speed-flow models are found suitable to represent the area's traffic. A computer program is developed to assess the optimum toll under many different conditions with higher sensitivity. As a result, optimum congestion toll rates for different scenarios are calculated and it is concluded that the congestion pricing application would have a decreasing effect on the automobile road traffic of 15-40% and increase the mean traffic speed approximately 15-25 km/h.