Urban Mobility Indicators for Thessaloniki
Evangelos Mitsakis , Iraklis Stamos , Josep Maria Salanova Grau , Evangelia Chrysochoou ,
Panagiotis Iordanopoulos , and
Georgia Aifadopoulou
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/Hellenic Institute of Transport, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract—This paper aims at presenting up-to-date urban mobility and traffic related indicators for the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Insights are provided on the modeling approach and the methodologies used for the calculation of the mobility indicators, in regard to travel demand estimation and assignment of traffic in the network. Travel demand and supply data used for modeling urban mobility are presented, together with the processes followed and their outputs. Car ownership, vehicle occupancy, modal split and hourly traffic volumes are among the examined indicators.
Index Terms—Mobility indicators, transport modeling, travel demand, urban mobility.
Cite: Evangelos Mitsakis, Iraklis Stamos, Josep Maria Salanova Grau, Evangelia Chrysochoou, Panagiotis, "Urban Mobility Indicators for Thessaloniki," Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 148-152, December 2013. doi: 10.12720/jtle.1.2.148-152
Index Terms—Mobility indicators, transport modeling, travel demand, urban mobility.
Cite: Evangelos Mitsakis, Iraklis Stamos, Josep Maria Salanova Grau, Evangelia Chrysochoou, Panagiotis, "Urban Mobility Indicators for Thessaloniki," Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 148-152, December 2013. doi: 10.12720/jtle.1.2.148-152