Category Archives: Traffic management

SMU Students Aim to Save Lives at Busy Intersection

NBC Channel 5 news story: Southern Methodist University students focus their project on making the intersection of Fitzhugh and Travis streets in Dallas safer for pedestrians. Senior Design team Andrew Brunts, Hailey Phelps, and David Smith built a simulation of … Continue reading

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Senior Design Projects & Client Perspectives

The stories of three Senior Design projects from the clients’ point of view, including North Texas Food Bank, Texas Department of Transportation, and Southwest Airlines:

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Traffic Flow: Exploring Dynamic vs. Static Toll Pricing in a Traffic Network Simulation Model

Client: CEE Prof. Abdelghani Team:  Nora Shora, Laura Tatsch Faculty advisor: Barr   Year: 2006 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) Many cities across the world have experienced, and are currently experiencing, increased traffic on highways and urban networks.  At the … Continue reading

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Gulf Freeway Evacuation Model

Client: Team: Ava Damri, Calvin Smellage, Al Zinkand Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr  Year: 2009 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) Our team examines the evacuation of six cities in the Gulf Freeway area stretching from Galveston in the south, … Continue reading

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Post-Game Campus Evacuation Simulation

Client: SMU Parking Department Team: Conner Huckaby, Katelyn Pratt, Sarah Rives Faculty: Prof. Richard Barr      Year: 2007 Documents: final report, final presentation SMU will finish the construction of the Binkley parking garage in the summer of 2008.  This new facility … Continue reading

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