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Optimal Congestion Zone Analysis

Computational urban analytics framework · UIC

Role

Research assistant

Timeline

Feb 2025 — May 2025

Year

2025

Category

Urban Analytics

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A computational urban analytics framework for determining optimal congestion pricing zone boundaries. Integrates OpenStreetMap road network data, census tract geometries, and origin-destination trip flows. Leverages graph theory (NetworkX), geospatial analysis (GeoPandas, Shapely), and transportation data processing to evaluate candidate boundaries based on trip coverage, monitoring requirements, and spatial efficiency.

Notable terrain

  • 01Automated Boundary Detection
  • 02Geospatial Trip Flow Analysis
  • 03Cut Edge Optimization
  • 04Quantitative Evaluation Metrics
  • 05Modular Pipeline Architecture
  • 06Scalable Multi-City Framework

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