Network Operations Planning Library

Network Operations Planning Framework (2009)

Phase 2 - Network and Services Definition in Figure 2 p18 and write-up p20 states:

"Definition of the geographic area, functional road hierarchy and configuration of the existing and planned road network to be analysed are defined in this phase. The desired approach should be to focus analysis on strategic corridors or areas and include arterial and regional roads, including higher order local roads."

Phase 6 - Implementation of Network Operation Plans in Figure 2 p18 and write-up p26-27 states:

"Development of network operation plans should focus on the interactions between initiatives, on corridor (and to a lesser extent, off-corridor impacts)"

Guide to Traffic Management Part 4: Network Management Strategies (2020)

Limited guidance is provided.

However, Section 5.5 - Network Strategies p64-65 states:

"Network strategies may be applied to areas, corridors, routes or control points in a road network. Defining homogeneous sub-networks can be a useful way of breaking larger road networks down into manageable areas for the development of strategies."

Also, the example operation and management plans in Figures 5.6 to 5.8, p66-67, relate to local regional areas.

ATAP National Guidelines for Transport System Management in Australia - Part 2: Strategic Transport Planning and Development (2006)

The Framework Section p11-20, Box 2: Transport system elements p15 states:

"An area consists of a defined geographic space and all the transport routes within it. An area focus, rather than a corridor focus, is often required in urban planning to best account for the highly complex interactions (intersecting routes and dispersed population, activities, trip origins and trip destinations) in urban settings."

Road Network Planning Urban Design ‘Place’ Character Assessment Methodology and Guidance Notes (2019)

Appendix A, Section 1.1 - Introduction p5 indicates the 'Movement and Place' approach has been developed to assess corridors, as part of the corridor strategic planning activities.

Appendix A, Section 1.5 - Road Network Planning p9 refers to a network plan, but also mentions the establishment of a corridor vision and objectives states.

MRWA Network Operation Planning Framework (2014)

Section 2.6 - Phase 5: Operation Strategy p11-12 states:

"The operation strategy may be applied to areas, corridors, routes, links or specific control points in a road network. The strategy should be developed for each relevant mode for each section of the network. Defining homogeneous sub-networks can be a useful way of breaking larger road networks down into manageable areas for the development of a strategy."

VIC DOT Movement and Place in Victoria (2019)

Bringing it all together p23-35 indicate that the Framework can be applied to the following types of areas:

• Metropolitan and inner urban
• Regional centres and towns
• Rural
• Middle and outer urban

A comparative study of four network operations planning frameworks guidelines (2010)

Phase 2 – Define network (or sub-network, corridor, route, road or link as appropriate) section p18 states:

"Defining network involves identifying the Potential Impact Area (PIA) including the road hierarchy within PIA, and collecting relevant road configuration details, standards and road-use data. The road network should also include any future improvements to the network within and immediately outside PIA.

The Potential Impact Area is essentially a sub-network where the operational impact of any proposed Management & Operations options is likely to fall within and is subject to judgement depending on the characteristics of the network, drivers of the Network Operation Plan to be prepared and available funding for the Network Operations Plan. Likelihood of funding for implementation of the resulting Management & Operations options and the nature of operations coalitions to be established may also have some bearing on the determination of PIA.”

TFL Network Operating Strategy (2011)

Section 2 - Managing the road network and the MTS p8-9 indicates the strategy is a network level document but will inform the development of sub-regional and local borough areas.

Model Transportation Systems Management and Operations Deployments in Corridors and Subareas Primer (2018) US FHWA

Section 2 - Model Corridors p9-40 presents three fictional corridor examples in the following contexts:

• rural interstate
• small urban corridor
• large urban corridor
• Section 3 - Model Subareas p41- 73 presents three fictional subarea examples in the following context:
  • large metropolitan neighbourhood
  • large metropolitan activity centre
  • urban subregion.

PIARC Road Network Operations Handbook 2003

Section 2.5 - Operating Levels and Network Ranking p 53-57 provide operational management guidance around the following corridor types:

• Level 1: trunk networks in urban areas
• Level 2: major interurban motorway corridors
• Level 3: minor routes interlinking the interurban network.

Albany Highway - Route Operation Plan

MRWA has a corporate focus around keeping the main road network operating efficiently and safely, so while they will consider area effects, their primary focus is generally a corridor one.

Auckland - Traffic Network Management

Auckland region – area and corridor based operation plans developed.

Hamilton City - Network Operating Plan

The City of Hamilton (i.e. divided into four quadrants and the CBD)

Launceston Network Operation - Preliminary Framework

• The study area covers a 5km radial buffer from Launceston city centre.
• It extends from Mowbray in the North to Punchbowl in the South, and from Riverside (West Tamar Road) in the west to St Leonards in the East

Warrigal Road Movement and Place – Intersection Operating Principles

• The Movement and Place Framework has a network level basis and input to projects   and programs, even if they are corridor based like Signal Route Reviews.
• Signal Route Reviews relate to corridors that are highly controlled by signal   operation and coordination.