Methodology for assessing required area for allocating centers of mass attraction in layout of urbanized territories and their impact on quality of traffic management in adjacent street and road network

Abstract

The article discusses a methodology for assessing the required area for allocating centers of mass attraction. The subject of the study is the quality of traffic management in the adjacent street and road network. The authors examine the factors affecting the required area of the land plot for allocating centers of mass attraction in the layout of urbanized territories. They propose a mathematical model to estimate the size of the land plot required for the allocation of a permanent facility considering standard transport services provided for visitors arriving both by individual and public transport. The main factors of the proposed model are the traffic capacity of elements at uncontrolled intersections and the level of traffic service at them. Moreover, the authors suggest a block diagram for choosing the optimal place in the layout of urbanized territories for the allocation of mass attraction centers. The algorithm makes it possible to consider the required area for permanent facilities and elements of transport infrastructure (parking lot, stopping point, feeding intersections, etc.). Standard estimates for the area of land plots required for the allocation of transport infrastructure elements are included. In general, the proposed methodology represents a toolkit for the iterative process of choosing the optimal plot for the allocation of mass attraction centers in the layout of urbanized territories considering standard transport services provided for visitors.