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• HCS 2010^TM (Release 6.41) implements the procedures defined in the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2010 published by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). 
• This release includes the new Streets module that combines the Signalized Intersections with the Urban Streets Segments, Facilities and Multimodal procedures.
• Streets also models the effects of access points on travel speed and platoon integrity, including a dynamic time-space diagram and a segment flow profile diagram.
• Streets offers an optional Visual Mode to provide a graphical user input option with background maps, scalable grids, general results and tabular data entry screens.
• Quick Optimization (one-touch export to TRANSYT-7F^TM) and Full Optimization (HCM-based internal genetic algorithm) optimize user-defined signal timing parameters.
• Streets modifies the modeling of permitted left turns, when opposed by two or more lanes including a shared left-thru lane to implement the approved HCM 2010 change.
• Facilities now includes Quick Animation, Streets introduces a formatted report for access points and Roundabouts incorporates some lane configuration updates.

Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2010 is now available. Click to order HCM 2010

Recent Modeling Enhancements in CORSIMTM.  Click here to read more.

McTrans^TM Training

McTrans^TM has developed and is presenting training courses on the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM 2010) using the Highway Capacity Software (HCS 2010^TM). There is a one-day workshop that details the changes in the HCM 2010 and previews the HCS 2010^TM application, a two-day training course that provides step-by-step instruction on the new HCM 2010 procedures with HCS 2010^TM demonstrations, and a three-day hands-on training course that also includes working problems manually and applying them using the HCS 2010^TM. Signal Timing Analysis courses using Release 11 of TRANSYT-7F^TM and CORSIM^TM Simulation for Beginners seminars using TSIS^TM 6 are also available. Please contact us if you would like to help arrange a course in your area.

See McTrans^TM Training for more details and registration information.

Newsletter and Catalog with Shopping Cart   

The January 2013 Issue of the McTrans^TM Newsletter is now available.

Try the McTrans^TM catalog and online ordering system with an easy-to-use shopping cart. This system allows us to maintain our product listings and descriptions virtually in real time.  While limited specials with free shipping are common, McTrans^TM has always provided free shipping within the US and Canada and waived our $10 processing fee for all online orders.

Software

Read about DYNASMART-P, as well as PASSERs and QuickZone on the Featured Software page.
 

Traffic Industry News

Here are some links to current news items of interest which are not located on the Trans^TM website:

Intelligent Traffic Signal Operations Committee: The Intelligent Traffic Signal Operations (ITSO) Committee was established under the Management and Operations/ITS Council of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) in October 2005.  Motivated by the findings of the National Traffic Signal Report Card, the committee?s goal is to save practitioners? time and effort in researching strategies to resolve problems related to traffic signal systems.  Submit your questions today.

FHWA Traffic Analysis Tools This Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) presents a variety of the most current traffic and transportation engineering analysis tools for professionals to use for evaluating and improving congested roadway facilities.  The methodologies discussed here include sketch-planning, travel demand modeling, traffic signal optimization, and traffic simulation, in an effort to develop new, improved tools and to facilitate the deployment and use of existing tools.