Model for Reducing Traffic Volume: Case Study of Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

Daily congestion on transportation networks is the one of the biggest problems that city authorities face. Different strategies for transportation-demand management have been developed with the aim to decrease existing negative traffic impacts. Available strategies are based on the use of accessible transportation infrastructure and have their own characteristics. In accordance with these specific characteristics, each strategy is more or less suitable for a particular transportation network. In this paper, the writers develop a model for the best strategy selection from transportation and drivers’ point-of-view. The model is based on the analytical network process, i.e., on the combination with the benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks (BOCR) merit approach, with consideration of BOCR. The approach addresses problems regarding the network structure, whereby the various criteria are relevant for the considered problem. The proposed model is applied and tested on real data collected in Belgrade, Serbia.