In Sydney, around nine regional centres require buses to take on a more prominent role because the roads accessing them have limited capacity. One option is to give buses higher priority entering these centres. The task was to develop a model to test a bus queue jump scheme.
The Macquarie Centre area was selected for its high bus movements. A bus queue jump was coded into the Dynameq network and the benefits evaluated, testing a six-second queue jump phase for buses.
The results showed a slight increase in Vehicle Hours Travelled and Vehicle Kilometres Travelled, expected from the additional cycle time; a slight but not statistically significant reduction in bus travel time; and a very significant reduction in the standard deviation of bus travel times, making the queue jump especially desirable.
Independent Dynameq verification of a developer's Paramics model for the Charlestown Shopping Town expansion, later adopted for the Charlestown Master Plan.
Dynameq modelling of a greenfield land release at Lochinvar, testing staging options and connections to and across the New England Highway.
Modelling to support Maitland City Council's CBD revitalisation plan, testing a Southern Bypass and City Mall opening options.
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