Appendix D:  Recommended Reading

The following documents are recommended reading for detailed overviews and comparisons of some of the more commonly used traffic analysis tools:

Algers, S., E. Bernauer, M. Boero, L. Breheret, C. DiTaranto, M. Dougherty, K. Fox, and J.F. Gabard. Smartest Review of Micro-Simulation Models, Transport RTD, August 1997 (available at http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/projects/smartest/index.html).

Elefteriadou, L., et al. Beyond the Highway Capacity Manual: A Framework for Selecting Simulation Models in Traffic Operational Analysis, Paper No. 991233, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 1999.

Freeman, W.J., K.Y. Ho, and E.A. McChesney. An Evaluation of Signalized Intersection System Analysis Techniques (available at http://www.trafficware.com/downloads/00055.pdf).

Mekemson, J., E. Herlihy, and S. Wong. Traffic Models Overview Handbook, Publication No. FHWA-SA-93-050, FHWA, 1993.

Skabardonis, A. Assessment of Traffic Simulation Models, Washington State DOT, Seattle, WA, May 1999.

Skabardonis, A. Simulation Models for Freeway Corridors: State-of-the-Art and Research Needs, (preprint), Paper No. 981275, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 1998.

This Week's Survey Results: Micro-Simulation Software Characteristics, Part I, The Urban Transportation Monitor, Feb. 8, 2002, pp. 8-11.

This Week's Survey Results: Micro-Simulation Software Characteristics, Part II, The Urban Transportation Monitor, Feb. 22, 2002, pp. 8-12.

This Week's Survey Results: Urban Transportation Planning Software, Part I, The Urban Transportation Monitor, Apr. 5, 2002, pp. 9-11.

This Week's Survey Results: Urban Transportation Planning Software, Part II, The Urban Transportation Monitor, Apr. 19, 2002, pp. 8-13.

Traffic Analysis Software Tools, Circular No. E-CO14, Transportation Research Board/National Research Council, September 2002.