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Introduction to Investigation of Measurement for Travel Time Variability
CongestionĀ hasĀ grownĀ overĀ Ā theĀ pastĀ Ā twoĀ Ā decadesĀ makingĀ theĀ travelĀ Ā timeĀ Ā highlyĀ Ā unreliable. TheĀ Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),Ā USĀ Department ofĀ Transportation (USDOT) indicatedĀ travelĀ timeĀ asĀ anĀ important indexĀ toĀ measureĀ congestion.Ā FrequentĀ butĀ stochastic, irregularĀ delaysĀ Ā increaseĀ Ā theĀ challengeĀ forĀ peopleĀ toĀ planĀ Ā theirĀ Ā journeyĀ āĀ e.g.Ā whenĀ toĀ depart fromĀ Ā theĀ origin,Ā Ā whichĀ Ā mode(s)Ā andĀ Ā route(s)Ā toĀ useĀ soĀ theĀ on-timeĀ arrivalĀ atĀ theĀ destination canĀ Ā beĀ ensured.Ā InĀ additionĀ toĀ averageĀ travelĀ Ā time,Ā Ā theĀ Ā reliabilityĀ ofĀ travelĀ Ā timeĀ Ā hasĀ Ā been deemedĀ asĀ anĀ indexĀ Ā forĀ quantifyingĀ theĀ Ā effectsĀ ofĀ congestion,Ā whichĀ Ā canĀ beĀ appliedĀ toĀ the areasĀ ofĀ transportation…