A NEW METHOD OF TRIP DISTRIBUTION IN AN URBAN AREA

THIS PAPER INTRODUCES A NEW METHOD OF SIMULATING AND PROJECTING TRIP INTERCHANGES WITHIN AN URBAN AREA. THE METHOD IS BASED ON PROBABILITY THEORY BUT IT ALSO UTILIZES CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE GRAVITY MODELS. IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH 1947 0-D DATA OF THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA AND IT IS CURRENTLY USED IN ANALYZING THE 1960 DATA GATHERED BY THE PENN-JERSEY TRANSPORTATION STUDY. /AUTHOR/