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Aug 22, 2024 | traffictechnologytoday.com | Christopher Court-Dobson |Jon Brady ReporterEmma Lawson |Tom Stone

Modern cities heave under the weight of peak-time traffic all year round, but during the balmier months of the year congestion levels are even higher. Chicago for instance registers a 1.5-hour increase in daily weekday congestion in June compared to January. Then, when 80,000 Taylor Swift fans descend on an urban stadium at the height of the season, the roads are forced to handle many times the capacity they were designed for.

May 24, 2024 | traffictechnologytoday.com | Jon Brady ReporterEmma Lawson |Tom Stone

Transport modeling is big business, and it’s getting bigger. According to a report published in February 2024 by Kings Research the worldwide market will be worth US$7.83 billion by 2030.1Unsurprisingly, underpinning the commercial market there are active research programs within government bodies and across academia. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been a leader in developing traffic simulation models since the 1970s.