Use of Microscopic Modeling for the Sustainable Traffic Planning in Syrian Cities’ Conditions "Case Study Damascus CBD and Its Surrounding"

Abstract

Analyses and Modeling require massive data and advance tools to reach the effectiveness of solutions and reserve time, as well as the methods of cities plans development. Around the world, Smart City cannot be smart without smart traffic system, which offer the convenience and adaptive community. Smart cites need divers types of data, which can be dynamic or static, current or future. Advanced tools such as traffic survey devices, cameras and detectors required to collect these types of data. In addition, these data need to be analysis using the accurate application of modeling.

The Microscopic models one of the famous tools. This type of traffic model is multiple. It can analyze traffic follow and characteristics of traffic jam such as queue length, control types, cycle length, green time distribution and the critical gaps. Moreover, networks characteristics can be analyze through the lane number, lane width, and the turns movement. The microscopic modes described the complicated traffic situation and homogenous traffic. In this paper, the microscopic model has studied the CBD of Damascus City and its Centre, which evaluated the traffic follow and control type. The microscopic model (PTV VISSIM) has been calibrated and validated. Which can be use in Sustainable traffic plan for local Cites in the re-build stage.