Macroscopic network-level traffic models: Bridging fifty years of development toward the next era

M Johari, M Keyvan-Ekbatani, L Leclercq… - … Research Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Network macroscopic fundamental diagrams (NMFD) and related network-level traffic
dynamics models have received both theoretical support and empirical validation with the …

[HTML][HTML] Empirics of multi-modal traffic networks–Using the 3D macroscopic fundamental diagram

A Loder, L Ambühl, M Menendez… - … Research Part C …, 2017 - Elsevier
Traffic is multi-modal in most cities. However, the impacts of different transport modes on
traffic performance and on each other are unclear–especially at the network level. The …

Data fusion algorithm for macroscopic fundamental diagram estimation

L Ambühl, M Menendez - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2016 - Elsevier
A promising framework that describes traffic conditions in urban networks is the macroscopic
fundamental diagram (MFD), relating average flow and average density in a relatively …

Bi-modal macroscopic traffic dynamics in a single region

M Paipuri, L Leclercq - Transportation research part B: methodological, 2020 - Elsevier
Bi-modal or 3D-MFD relates the accumulation of cars, buses to total production at the
network level. The current work provides a detailed discussion of extended MFD-based …

Impacts of bus stop location and berth number on urban network traffic performance

M Johari, M Keyvan‐Ekbatani… - IET Intelligent Transport …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of operational characteristics of the public transport system on the performance
of the urban network traffic flow and the public transport system have been widely …

Partially observable Markov decision process for perimeter control based on a stochastic macroscopic fundamental diagram

HS Qi - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of a macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) for perimeter control is an effective
strategy for managing traffic flow on regional road networks. However, existing methods …

Optimizing multi-modal urban traffic flow: Utilizing macroscopic fundamental diagram and Model Predictive Control

M Saadullah, Z Zhang, H Hu - Control Engineering Practice, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban transportation systems, characterized by multiple modes and complex dynamics,
present significant challenges for the efficient management and optimization of traffic …

An influence analytical model of dedicated bus lane on network traffic by macroscopic fundamental diagram

Y Ma, Y Xie, Y Lin - Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To study the influence mechanism of dedicated bus lanes on the urban road network, this
paper proposes a novel analytical model of macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) and …

Region-based prescriptive route guidance for travelers of multiple classes

AF Lentzakis, SI Ware, R Su, C Wen - Transportation Research Part C …, 2018 - Elsevier
The performance and complicated interactions of different classes of travelers on regional
urban networks are presented and analyzed. A new multi-class extension of a regional …

Empirical validation of bimodal mfd models

M Paipuri, L Leclercq - Frontiers in Future Transportation, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This work attempts to validate the dynamic outputs of bi-modal MFD-based models, also
referred to as 3D-MFD models, using empirical data. A previous study (Loder et al.,) …