The paper has two main sections. The first section of the paper describes a new micro-simulation model of urban traffic in which drivers tend to swap towards a better route and a better transport mode. The second section illustrates the utility of the model by applying it to assess two alternative bus priority schemes at signalised junctions in the City of York. The first of these two alternatives tends to grant an absolute priority to any approaching bus, by retaining the green indication until the bus has exited the approach, while the other alternative operates similarly but according to a specified set of maximum and minimum green timings. Results comparing both methods, against each other, and comparing each other, and comparing each to a non-bus-priority system are given. Finally, some initial tentative results for road pricing and traffic control are given for the York network. (A)
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