Regional Traffic Simulation for Emergency Preparedness;Final rept. 1 Jan 03-31 Jan 04

摘要

Good surface transportation system operation allows accessibility and mobility of people and goods, and economic productivity at the local and national levels. In case of emergencies, good transportation system operations are even more essential to ensure safe, continuous movement of people and goods as well as support response and recovery operations. Therefore, it becomes important to ensure the operation and integrity of the transportation system and enhance its ability to provide service in the event of an emergency through strategic planning and active management. An important step toward this direction is emergency preparedness. Emergency preparedness typically involves the preparation of detailed plans that can be implemented in response to a variety of possible emergencies or disruptions to the transportation system. In the past, such emergency response plans ranged from small scale (e.g., response to an individual traffic accident) to large scale (e.g., hurricane evacuations) and a variety of scenarios in between.