TRAFFIX™ Software Information
TRAFFIX™
7.9 Upgrade
TRAFFIX™ Press Release History
CCTA LOS Add-on Module
TRAFFIX™ 7.9 Price Sheet
(New & Upgrades)
Multiple License Discounts & TRAFFIX Lite
TRAFFIX™ User Support & Maintenance Policy
HCM 1997 & 2000 Changes Overview
TRAFFIX™ - HCM
2000 Benchmark Tests
TRAFFIX™ Brochure
TRAFFIX™ is an interactive computer program for
IBM PC compatible computers that enables planners and engineers
to efficiently:
- Calculate level of service for signalized intersections (using HCM, ICU, Circular 212, SIGCAP and custom methods), unsignalized
intersections (HCM 2-way and all-way stop), roundabouts (FHWA) and arterials (HCM)
- Rapidly forecast the traffic impacts of new developments
- Conduct city-wide traffic forecasting studies
- Interactively test different mitigation measures
- Determine traffic impact fees for individual development projects
- Compare base and future traffic scenarios
- Import turn movements
from regional travel demand models
The TRAFFIX™ programs allows up to 65,000 intersections,
65,000 gates, and 65,000 zones to be stored in a single database.
Traffic volume and level of service results for all intersections
are simultaneously updated when development assumptions are changed.
TRAFFIX™ generates comprehensive, yet concise and easy-to-read, outputs
that are suitable for inclusion in project reports.
What’s new in TRAFFIX™ 7.9 for Windows?
TRAFFIX™ 7.9 includes the following new features:
Global Auto Path Tool
Auto Allocate Path option
Updated output to Synchro (*.csv and combined file format)
Two-page RTF Report output
Additional Intersection Graphical Volume Reports (Added Volumes and Passer By Volumes)
Forecast All XML Output
Incorporation of HCM 2000 Pending Corrections and Changes Through December 2006
Basic Program Features
TRAFFIX™ performs four functions critical to the impact evaluation
of traffic engineering and land development projects: traffic forecasting,
level of service analysis for intersections and arterials, mitigation,
and impact fee calculation.
Traffic Forecasting
The user draws a road network on the screen using cursor operated
drawing tools. This road network consists of development zones,
critical intersections, and gateways where new traffic enters and
leaves the study area. The land uses, trip generation rates, and
trip distribution percentages are then entered for each development
zone. The paths that traffic will use between each development zone
and each gateway are drawn on the network.
TRAFFIX™ then generates the hourly traffic (AM
and PM peak hours), assigns it to the street system, and calculates
the level of service impacts all in one step. The user can request
a trip generation report, a trip distribution report, an intersection
turning movement report, a link volume report, and more.
Level of Service Analysis
TRAFFIX™ calculates the level of service for
signalized intersection using any one of several different methods:
2000, 1997, 1994 and 1985 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) Planning and
Operations,
TRB Circular 212 Planning and Operations, two ICU methods, and more.
TRAFFIX™ calculates signal timing (green times and cycle lengths)
and queue lengths to assist in evaluating signalized intersection
operations.
TRAFFIX™ also calculates the intersection level
of service for two-way stop controlled intersections using the 1985, 1994, 1997 and 2000 HCM methods; and calculates the intersection level of service for all-way stop controlled
intersections using the 1994, 1997 and 2000 HCM methods.
TRAFFIX™ calculates roundabout level of service using the FHWA method.
TRAFFIX™ calculates arterial level of service using the 1985, 1994, 1997 and 2000 HCM methods.
Mitigation
A special "interactive screen" is provided in the program
that allows users to quickly test various street improvements and
signal timing changes for mitigating impacts to traffic operations at an intersection.
Users can quickly identify the critical movements, test mitigation
measures, and observe their results.
Impact Fees
TRAFFIX™ can be used to perform impact fee analyses
and establish "nexus" requirements since it actually traces
the traffic generated by a new development through each critical
intersection on the street network. The user enters the total cost
of the improvements at each intersection. TRAFFIX™ then calculates
the relative share of the intersection improvement costs attributable
to each development project. The fees are based upon the estimated
number of trips that the development sends through the intersection.
The proportionate costs are then added up by TRAFFIX™ to obtain a
total traffic impact fee for each proposed development. The result
is a fee schedule for each new development project that is based
upon its actual traffic impacts.
How to order?
To order a new license or an upgrade, please print out one of the
order forms. Please send
back to us with the appropriate payment and the completed order
form. Or, you may order a new license through McTrans.
System Requirements
TRAFFIX™ needs at least a 486 or Pentium (recommended) microprocessor
and 64 Mb (128 Mb recommended) RAM to operate properly. Best performance
is provided on machines with higher CPU speeds (90 MHz or higher).
TRAFFIX™ is a 32-bit program; requiring Windows®95/98/ME/2000/XP
or Windows® NT 3.5/4.0. TRAFFIX is not designed to run under
Windows® 3.1 or MS-DOS.
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