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European Transport Research Arena - TRA 2008

Environmental consequences of better roads

author: Tore Knudsen, SINTEF Technology and Society

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Top: Environment

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0:00 Environmental consequences of better roads
0:18 The project:
0:56 Example of micro simulation of a roundabout (1)
1:11 Example of micro simulation of a roundabout (2)
1:34 The study
1:54 Existing narrow, winding road, partly a one lane road with no passing possibilities (1)
2:30 Existing narrow, winding road, partly a one lane road with no passing possibilities (2)
2:57 Existing two-lane road, fair standard, but rather heavy traffic; 1200 vehicles pr hour
3:33 Existing congested urban motorway (1)
3:59 Existing congested urban motorway (2)
4:20 Reduction of emissions
5:57 However, will new and better roads also generate new traffic ?
6:12 Traffic reactions to improved roads:
7:02 Results from the mode choice modelwhen adding an extra lane to the congested urban motorway
7:54 The results:
8:15 Conclusions I
9:15 Conclusions II
10:38 Thank you for your attention !

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