A Streamlined Network Calibration Procedure for California SR41 Corridor Traffic Simulation Study

This paper presents the calibration procedure and results for a large scale corridor management simulation study on State Route SR41 in Fresno, California. The corridor management aims to incorporate detailed multi-modal performance measurement and operational analysis into the traditional corridor planning efforts. Micro-simulation software Paramics is used to evaluate and test different traffic management strategies for an integrated multi-modal traffic system. Alternative modes of transportation could be microscopically simulated to assess and maximize operational characteristics. A complete streamlined and practical calibration procedure is described in the paper, including methods for data collection and analysis, capacity calibration, origin-destination demand estimation and calibration, and calibration and validation. Calibration results are also shown by the proposed calibration procedure.