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- HCS 2010TM (Release 6.3) implements the procedures defined in the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2010 published by the Transportation Research Board (TRB).
- This release includes the new Streets module that combines the Signalized Intersections with the Urban Streets Segments, Facilities and Multimodal procedures.
- Streets also models the effects of access points on travel speed and platoon integrity, including a dynamic time-space diagram and a segment flow profile diagram.
- Streets offers an optional Visual Mode to provide a graphical user input option with background maps, scalable grids, general results and tabular data entry screens.
- Quick Optimization (one-touch export to TRANSYT-7F) and Full Optimization (HCM-based internal genetic algorithm) optimize user-defined signal timing parameters.
Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2010 is now available.
Click to order HCM 2010
TSIS-CORSIMTM version 6.2 plus TRANSYT-7FTM
is now available for purchase, and has been mailed at no cost to all registered
users with a current support subscription. Version 6.2 offers a variety of new
features including signal pre-emption for actuated controllers, traffic
assignment for actuated controllers, two-lane rural highways with passing and
no-passing zones, vehicle type O-D volumes in FRESIM, laneage drawing in TSIS
Next, and TRANSYT-7F signal optimization. Read about these
features.
TSIS 6.3 is
nearing release and beta testing has begun. Currently-registered users that
would like to join the beta team are encouraged to contact McTrans. Once
finalized, the final release version will be automatically sent to all current
users. TSIS 6.3 features high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, advanced toll plazas,
adaptive cruise control, and various minor improvements.
McTrans Training
McTrans has developed and is presenting training courses on the
2010 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM 2010) using the Highway Capacity Software (HCS 2010). There is a one-day workshop that details the changes in the HCM 2010 and
previews the HCS 2010 application, a two-day training course that provides
step-by-step instruction on the new HCM 2010 procedures with HCS 2010
demonstrations, and a three-day hands-on training course that also includes
working problems manually and applying them using the HCS 2010. Signal Timing Analysis courses using Release 11 of TRANSYT-7F and CORSIM Simulation for Beginners seminars using TSIS 6 are also available. Please contact us if you would like to help arrange a course in your area.
See McTrans
Training for more
details and registration information.
Newsletter and Catalog with
Shopping
Cart
The January 2012 Issue of the McTrans Newsletter is now available.
Try McTrans' catalog and online ordering system with an easy-to-use shopping cart. This system allows us to
maintain our product listings and descriptions virtually in real
time. While limited specials with free shipping are common, McTrans has always provided free shipping within the US and
Canada and waived our
$10 processing fee for all online orders.
Software
Traffic
Industry News
Here are some
links to current news items of interest which are not located on the McTrans
website:
Intelligent
Traffic Signal Operations Committee: The
Intelligent Traffic Signal Operations (ITSO) Committee was established
under the Management and Operations/ITS Council of the Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) in October 2005. Motivated by the
findings of the National Traffic Signal Report Card, the committee?s
goal is to save practitioners? time and effort in researching
strategies to resolve problems related to traffic signal systems.
Submit your questions today.
FHWA Traffic Analysis Tools This
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) presents
a variety
of
the most current traffic and transportation engineering analysis tools
for professionals
to use for evaluating and improving congested roadway facilities.
The methodologies discussed here include
sketch-planning, travel demand modeling, traffic signal optimization,
and traffic simulation, in an effort to develop new,
improved tools and to facilitate the deployment and use of existing
tools.
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