02376nas a2200253 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000310007324501120010426000670021630000230028349000270030650001730033350200590050652011450056565000510171065000310176170000430179270000480183570000470188371000670193081000590199785600660205620260817162303.0170724s2015    th uu|m rtt   0|  a1eng d  a.b121873551 aMatarage, Imalka Chiranthi10aAnalysis of a new At-grade transportation network without signalized intersection, roundabout, or stop sign  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2015  a149 leaves :bill.1 aThesis ;vno. TE-14-02  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for thedegree of Master of Engineering inTransportation Engineering, School of Engineeering and Technology  aThesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014  aThe  street  pattern  can  directly  effects  on  efficiency,  travel  behavior,  connectivity  and continuity of a road network. In Unites States most of neighborhoods and citywide networks are  laid  in  grid  pattern. Although  the  myth  is  that,  it  is  a  practice  to  avoid  in  reality  it  is inefficient,dangerous and a key cause of traffic congestion. This makes a need to re-evaluate hexagonal city planning which has been ignored in early 1900{u2019}s as a replacement of gird pattern. This study performs a comparison of performance of robust grid pattern and Chet network  (hexagonal)  in  the  subject  of  traffic engineering  using  a  micro  simulator; Transmodeler.  The  main  performance  indicators  for  this  study  are  average  speed,  delay, VKT, VHT, trip length and stopped time of networks. The results demonstrate increases in all performance indicators, and encourage the use of hexagonal design (Chet network) as a valid  alternative  to  robust  grid  network.  The  methodology  and  discussion  explains  the network design, methods used, and the significance of results on the development procedure. 0aTransportationxPlanningxComputer simulation  0aTransportationxEvaluation0 aSurachet Pravinvongvuth, eChairperson0 aKunnawee Kanitpong, eExamination committee1 aSohee, Minsun Kim, eExamination committee2 aAsian Institute of Technology Fellowship, eScholarship donor 2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. TE-14-02  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B04139