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Committee on Traffic Flow Theory & Characteristics
Transportation Research Board
National Academy of Sciences

Traffic Flow Theory Monographs
We are pleased to provide an archive of the three traffic flow theory monographs. The first one was produced in 1964, followed by a new version in 1975. A revision was released in 2001.

• Revised Traffic Flow Theory Monograph, 2001: [TRB/FHWA version]
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  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1: Introduction (Gartner, Messer, Rathi)
  • Chapter 2 (revised): Traffic Stream Characteristics (Hall) [original]
  • Chapter 3: Human Factors (Koppa)
  • Chapter 4: Car Following Models (Rothery)
  • Chapter 5 (revised): Continuum Models (Kühne, Michalopolous, Zhang) [original]
  • Chapter 6: Macroscopic Flow Models (Williams)
  • Chapter 7: Traffic Impact Models (Ardekani, Hauer, Jamei)
  • Chapter 8: Unsignalized Intersection Theory (Troutbeck, Brilon)
  • Chapter 9: Traffic Flow at Signalized Intersections (Rouphail, Tarko, Li)
  • Chapter 10: Traffic Simulation (Lieberman, Rathi)
  • Chapter 11: (new) Kinetic Theories (Nelson)
  • Index
• Traffic Flow Theory: A Monograph, Transportation Research Board Special Report 165, 1975
• An Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory, Highway Research Board Special Report 79, 1964

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• NEW! Paper Review History (2002-present)
• 2008 Triennial Strategic Plan
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  • Membership Guide
• Research Problem Statement Template

Millennium Paper

• Millennium Paper (Password Required) [May 2006]
• Millennium Papers by Committee

Reposisory of Past Publications

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