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· Session 680 – “Evacuation Simulation, Modeling and Optimization,” featured six papers.
o Optimal Transit Routing Problem for Emergency Evacuations (09-0931)
Time-Dependent Travel Cost Impact on Hurricane Evacuation Destination Choice Models (09-3213)
o Multiagent-Based Large-Scale Evacuation Simulation (09-2135)
o Facility Location in Disasters: Voronoi-Based Heuristic Algorithm with Application to Hurricane Katrina (09-1869)
o Development of Strategic Hurricane Evacuation Model Using Dynamic Traffic Assignment for Greater Houston Region (09-0915)
o Optimal Scheduling of Evacuation Orders for Cities (09-1797)
· Session 683 – “Research in Evacuation and Emergency Transportation,” also included six papers.
o Strategies to Improve Dissipation into Destination Networks Using Macroscopic Network Flow Models (09-1807)
o Prioritizing Patients for Evacuation from a Healthcare Facility (09-3247)
o Improving Evacuation Planning with Sensible Measure-of-Effectiveness Choices: Case Study (09-2899)
o Evaluation of Relocation Strategies for Emergency Medical Service Vehicles (09-2619)
o Enhancing the Safety of Pedestrians During Emergency Egress: Can We Learn from Biological Entities? (09-1398)
o Role of Traffic Incidents in Hampton Roads Hurricane Evacuations (09-1339)
It was expected that five of the 23 papers assigned directly to ANB10(4) would be recommended for publication.
Poster Session 749 - Network Modeling Innovations
o Use of Multimodal Mesoscopic Approach in Modeling Pedestrian Evacuation (09-1356) (P09-1575)
o Development of Large-Scale Traffic Simulation Model for Hurricane Evacuation: Methodology and Lessons Learned (09-1319) (P09-1591)
o Optimal Spatiotemporal Evacuation Demand Management: Methodology and Case Study in Toronto (09-1406) (P09-1592)
o Modeling Transportation Networks During Disruptions and Emergency Evacuations (09-1639) (P09-1593)
o Responding to the Unexpected: Model and Solution Strategy for Combined Dynamic Evacuee Routing and Officer Deployment (09-2129) (P09-1594)
o Modeling and Performance Assessment of Transit-Based Evacuation Plan Within Contraflow Simulation Environment (09-2739) (P09-1596)
o Evacuation Under Data Uncertainty: Robust Linear Programming Model (09-2779) (P09-1597)
o Transit-Assisted Emergency Evacuation of High-Density Clusters in Urban Areas (09-3439) (P09-1598)
o Integrated Evacuation Network Optimization and Emergency Vehicle Assignment (09-3571) (P09-1601)
o Approach to Modeling Demand and Supply for Short-Notice Evacuation (09-3650) (P09-1602)
Session 785 - Disaster Evacuation and Other Applications of Network Models
o Evacuation Modeling in Small and Dense Area (09-1172)
Simulation Analysis of the Hampton Roads Hurricane Evacuation Traffic Control Plan (00-1319)
o Optimal Spatiotemporal Evacuation Demand Management: Methodology and Case Study in Toronto (09-1406)
o Modeling Transportation Networks During Disruptions and Emergency Evacuations (09-1639)
Responding to the Unexpected: Model and Solution Strategy for Combined Dynamic Evacuee Routing and Officer Deployment (09-2129)
o Modeling and Performance Assessment of Transit-Based Evacuation Plan Within Contraflow Simulation Environment (09-2739)
o Evacuation Under Data Uncertainty: Robust Linear Programming Model (09-2779)
o Transit-Assisted Emergency Evacuation of High-Density Clusters in Urban Areas (09-3439)
o Integrated Evacuation Network Optimization and Emergency Vehicle Assignment (09-3571)
o Approach to Modeling Demand and Supply for a Short-Notice Evacuation (09-3650)
Additional evacuation-related presentations were given in Sessions 279, 339, 246 at the 2008 TRB Annual Meeting:
Session 279
Origin-Destination Estimation and Traffic Modeling in Networks
Monday, January 12, 2009, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton
Anthony Chen, Utah State University, presiding
Sponsored by the Transportation Network Modeling Committee (ADB30)
o Use of Multimodal Mesoscopic Approach in Modeling Pedestrian Evacuation (09-1356)
Poster Session 339
Travel Demand Forecasting Innovations
Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Hilton
Thomas F. Rossi, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., presiding
Sponsored by the Transportation Demand Forecasting Committee (ADB40)
o Evacuation Planning Using the Integrated System of Activity-Based Modeling and Dynamic Traffic Assignment (09-2583)
o Radiological Emergency Evacuation Trip Generation Model Developed from Telephone Survey (09-2264)
Session 346
Information for Special Circumstances and People with Special Needs
Monday, January 12, 2009, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Marriott
C. Arthur MacCarley, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, presiding
Sponsored by theUser Information Systems Committee (AND20)
Paving the Road to Successful Evacuations: Texas Experience (P09-0656)