Transport and Traffic Planning and Management

Road space allocation (Currie/Sarvi/Young) (VicRoads)

This project examines previous approaches to allocating road space for all users and also reviews approaches to giving public transport priority in road space allocation. A new approach to determining optimum road space allocation is developed using a social cost benefit approach.

Road space allocation (Saville/Yuen/Young) (2003 final year undergraduate research project)

This project looks at the allocation of space to trams and how this can be justified in an environment of competition with other vehicles.

Shared pedestrian and traffic zones (Pownell/Rose) (2003 final year undergraduate research project)

This project compares local and overseas experience with shared use zones, where pedestrians and vehicles have equal rights of way.

Access plans for shopping centres (Pham/Rose) (2003 final year undergraduate research project)

This project explores the development of access plans for major shopping centres. These centres often have a high proportion of staff and customers travelling by private motor vehicle and this study explores the potential to encourage greater use of pedestrian, bicycle and public transport access.

Panel travel surveys Verlaan/Rose (2003 final year undergraduate research project)

This project examines the role of panel surveys in travel behaviour research. A skirmish test of a five day travel survey is used to refine a survey instrument to be used in a panel study in Melbourne.

Pedestrian crossing analysis (Sia/Lees/Young) (2003 final year undergraduate research project)

This project investigates the use of signalised or unsignalised pedestrian crossings, and examines the base parameters for measuring the performance and the legal use of crossings.

Accuracy and traffic simulation modelling (Young)

This project looks at the reliability of traffic simulation models. In particular, it investigates the assumptions made in the model and their impact on the output. Particular attention is paid to assumptions about drivers risk taking.

Modelling small area traffic networks (Young)

This project investigates the relationship between parking, traffic flow and pedestrian movements in retail developments by developing a microsimulation model.

Using stated preference method to examine travel preference in Indonesia (Dudung Purwadi (external) and Professor William Young) (MEngSci project)

A state preference approach is being used to investigate mode preference.

Modelling transport demand and parking management (Young)

This project models urban travel on a citywide scale using activity analysis.

Level of service on roads (Young)

Knowledge of drivers perception of the level of service on roads is required in order to design road networks. This project investigates drivers perception of the level of service of a number of roads.

Using the psychology of persuasion for effective implementation of transport policy (Rita Seethaler and Associate Professor Geoff Rose) (PhD project)

Based on the travel behaviour change (TBC) policy currently under development by the Victorian Department of Infrastructure, the project attempts to study the effect of different persuasion techniques individually and in combination.

Road space allocation using simulation program (freight) (Powell/Sarvi) (2004 final year undergraduate research project)

This study investigates truck interaction with public transport in the same lane of traffic.

Road space allocation using simulation program (Bowden/Sarvi) (2004 final year undergraduate research project)

This study investigates the impact of dwell time of buses on travel time and delay on a 2 by 2 arterial road.

TravelSmart and car ownership decisions (Li/Rose) (2004 final year undergraduate research project)

A households car ownership decisions have profound implications on travel patterns. This project focuses on single car households who are contemplating the purchase of a second car, or two car households contemplating the sale of one car. The study seeks to discover whether there is scope to develop an information and/or support program to influence these decisions in a way which enables the household to continue to participate in activities while reducing motor vehicle use. A number of households are interviewed to examine the factors influencing their decisions to change from one to two, or two to one vehicles. Those interviews are then used to formulate a travel behaviour change program.

Bicycle travel time and delay survey (Comport/Rose) (2004 final year undergraduate research project)

This project explores the application of automated equipment to the collection of bicycle travel time and delay data. The equipment includes a portable GPS receiver and data logger and a wireless bicycle mounted computer/data recorder. The study compares the speed data recorded by the two devices and then undertakes a field study to measure bicycle travel times and delays along some case study routes.