Travel Time Reliability and Traffic Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation

This page includes tools and frameworks designed to assist State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other transportation agencies in moving reliability analysis into their modeling business practices. All products listed on this page are developed under the second Strategic Highway Research Program project.

Guides, Reports, and Tools

Travel Time Reliability Reference Guide (PDF)
Traffic Analysis Toolbox Reliability Analysis Guide Addenda:
- Incorporation of Travel Time Reliability Concepts within FHWA’s Traffic Analysis Toolbox (Brochure, PDF)
- Volume 2: Decision Support Methodology for Selecting Traffic Analysis Tools (PDF)
- Volume 3: Guidelines for Applying Traffic Microsimulation Modeling Software (PDF)
- Volume 5: Traffic Analysis Toolbox Case Studies—Benefits and Applications (PDF)
- Volume 6: Definition, Interpretation, and Calculation of Traffic Analysis Tools Measures of Effectiveness (PDF)
- Volume 7: Predicting Performance with Traffic Analysis Tools (PDF)
- Volume 14: Guidebook on the Utilization of Dynamic Traffic Assignment in Modeling (PDF)
Application of Travel Time Data and Statistics to Travel Time Reliability Analyses Report (PDF):
- Analyzing Travel Time Reliability: Data and Analysis Methods (Fact Sheet) (PDF)
Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools (PDF):
- Scenario Manager Software (ZIP)
- Trajectory Processor Software (ZIP)
Incorporating Travel Time Reliability into the Highway Capacity Manual (PDF)
Travel Time Reliability Video Series (Video Playlist)
- Travel Time Reliability Video Series (Brochure, PDF)
- Episode 1: Why Reliability Matters (Video, 9:40)
- Episode 2: Spatial and Temporal Extents (Video, 9:25)
- Episode 3: Selecting Appropriate Analysis Tool (Video, 8:25)
- Episode 4: Collecting Data for Travel Time Reliability Analysis (Video, 11:50)
- Episode 5: Conducting the Analysis (Video, 12:44)
- Episode 6: Reliability Analysis Results and Visualizations (Video, 10:06)
Estimation of Travel Time Distributions Along User-Defined Travel Paths

Application Reference (PDF)