Lancaster Town Centre PARAMICS Simulation Model
Project Section:
Modelling and GISClient:
Centros Miller (for Lancaster City Council)Scheme Objectives:
Mayer Brown was commissioned by Centros Miller, Lancaster City Council’s chosen preferred developer, to assess the transport implications for the implementation of the Masterplan for a 10-acre Canal Corridor North Site in Lancaster city centre.
As part of the study, a PARAMICS model for the town centre, based on the Council’s earlier model, was developed by Mayer Brown to evaluate the design and management options.
Mayer Brown’s Role:
Mayer Brown Ltd’s brief was to further develop the County’s model by:
- Carrying out traffic surveys
- Updating the Council’s model to provide a base model
- Evaluating development schemes and
- Optimising signal settings using LINSIG and TRANSYT