An Equilibrium Model of Commuter Flow in Urbanized Area

Abstract

Commuter traffic volumes generated and absorbed in urbanized area can be estimated by existing models using some economic indices. But in those methods, equilibrium between areas and correlation between generated and absorbed traffic volumes are not taken into consideration. Furthermore, the effects caused by improvement of traffic facilities cannot be included into estimation. In order to solve these problems, we propose an estimation model composed of additional factors such as generative and attractive potentials in each urbanized area.