Investigation of the impacts of signal timing on vehicle emissions at an isolated intersection

Abstract: This paper investigates the environmental impacts of signal timing on vehicle emissions at a pre-timed signalized intersection. We use a two-stage approach: the first consists of developing optimization models that examine the trade-off between vehicle delays and the number of stops; and, based on the outcomes of the first stage, the second of estimating vehicle emissions using microscopic emission estimation models. A dynamic programming algorithm is developed to solve the optimization problems appearing in the first stage. A vehicle specific power approach is used to estimate the vehicle emissions near the intersection based on the results from the first stage. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]