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  • Urban planning and disaster management
  • Transportation engineering and traffic flow modeling

Background:

  • Effective crisis management requires accurate estimation of urban evacuation times.
  • Current methods often lack precision in predicting traffic flow during emergencies.
  • Rapid assessment of evacuation duration is critical for public safety planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a model for estimating peak-hour traffic flow rates in urban areas.
  • To establish a methodology for calculating traffic evacuation time based on urban parameters.
  • To provide emergency personnel with a tool for better crisis preparedness.

Main Methods:

  • Calibrated a traffic flow model using peak-hour traffic data from three Mumbai sites.
  • Incorporated urban parameters: area size, street widths, population density, vehicle occupancy, transport mode share, and crawl speed.
  • Validated the model using correlation coefficient, achieving +0.98 for observed vs. predicted peak-hour flow rates.

Main Results:

  • The developed model accurately predicts peak-hour traffic flow rates.
  • High correlation (+0.98) between observed and predicted traffic flow rates confirms model reliability.
  • A robust methodology for estimating traffic evacuation time has been established.

Conclusions:

  • The validated traffic flow model provides a reliable basis for estimating urban evacuation times.
  • This methodology enables emergency personnel to plan and prepare more effectively for various crises.
  • Accurate evacuation time estimations are crucial for mitigating risks during large-scale emergencies.