Analyzing spatiotemporal congestion pattern on urban roads based on taxi GPS data
Kaisheng Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Daniel (Jian) Sun
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Suwan Shen
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Yi Zhu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2017.954
Keywords: Congestion Pattern, Taxi GPS Data, Fuzzy C-means Cluster, Spatiotemporal Regression, Built Environment Factor
Abstract
With the development of in-vehicle data collection devices, GPS trajectory has become a priority source to identify traffic congestion and understand the operational states of road network in recent years. This study aims to investigate the relationship between traffic congestion and built environment, including traffic related factors and land use. Fuzzy C-means clustering was used to conduct an exhaustive study on 24-hour congestion pattern of road segments in urban area, so that the spatial autoregressive moving average model (SARMA) was introduced to analyze the output from the clustering analysis to establish the relationship between built environment and the 24-hour congestion pattern. The clustering result classified the road segments into four congestion levels, while the regression explained 12 traffic-related factors and land use factors’ impact on road congestion pattern. The continuous congestion was found to mainly occur in the city center, and the factors, such as road type, bus station in the vicinity, ramp nearby, commercial land use and so on have large impact on congestion formation. The Fuzzy C-means clustering was proposed to be combined with quantitative spatial regression, and the overall evaluation process will assist to assess the spatial-temporal levels of service of traffic from the congestion perspective.References
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