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The Booth Tolls for Thee Adam Chandler, Pradeep Baliga, Matthew Mian Analysis: Lvweng Zhou, Dalian University January 17, 2009 Outline 1. The Problem 2. The Abstract of The Paper 3. Previous Work in Traffic Theory 4. Properties of a Successful Model 1. The Problem Make a model to help you determine the optimal number of tollbooths to deploy in a barrier-toll plaza. Explicitly consider the scenario where there is exactly one tollbooth per incoming tr el lane. Under what conditions is this more or less effective than the current practice? Note that the definition of ”optimal” is up to you to determine. An artistic rendition of a toll plaza 2. The Abstract of The Paper In this paper, we address the problems associated with he y on toll plazas such as lines, backups, and traffic jams. We consider several models in hopes of minimizing the ”cost to the system,” which includes the time-value of time wasted by drivers as well as the cost of daily operations of the toll plaza. 2. The Abstract of The Paper One model yields a microscopic simulation of line for- mation in front of the toll booths when the service rate cannot match the demand. Using hourly demand data from a major New Jersey parkway, the simulation is lim- ited in not taking bottlenecking effects into considera- tion. The results, however, when subjected to threshold analysis can serve to set upper bounds on the number of booths that could potentially be suggested by any other models. 2. The Abstract of The Paper After presenting this