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HCS User Group
The HCS User Group is a professional group hosted on LinkedIn to directly connect the HCS users. The users are allowed to communicate directly with each other and share their questions and lessons learned while using the HCS tool. You can join this group by clicking here.
HCS User Guide
The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) comes with a comprehensive user guide to provide a reliable reference. Details of inputs and outputs are discussed. Moreover, you can find where the parameters are located to adjust/calibrate the analysis. The User Guide is available inside every version of HCS by pressing CTRL+G buttons or accessing through the main menu.
Highway Capacity Manual
The basis of HCS analysis is the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) which provides comprehensive detail on every methodology. If theoretical aspects of the capacity analyses are the subject of research and study, please do not forget to consult with this document.
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HCM or Simulation: Recap of TRB ACP40 & ACP80 Joint Mid-Year Meeting
The mid-year meeting of the TRB Standing Committees on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service (ACP40) [...]
Planning-level tools for Freeway analyses
The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) offers planning-level tools to streamline high-level analyses of freeway facilities. In [...]
Evolution of HCM methodologies
The first Highway Capacity Manual was released in 1950 by the Bureau of Public Roads (the [...]
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