Fast-Answers.Com Limited

Junction Capacity Software to Facilitate Efficient Design

Introduction

“Necessity is the mother of invention”

and this proved to be the driving force in the development of

Background

Initially developed by John Codd, a traffic engineering consultant with some 40 years professional experience encompassing work undertaken in five continents and throughout the transport sector. He is highly experienced in the development of transport plans to support master planning and urban design objectives.

John identified the need for such software when working under pressure in the Middle East and is now committed to a continuous improvement programme working in conjunction with Edinburgh Napier University.

The following information provides a brief overview of the history, development and potential of the software.

The Professional’s Dilemma

Substantial workload

Limited time and budget

Multiple options to test

Need robust results quickly

Usual problems :

The Original Concept

project proposed to double city centre size – but little

scope for additional transport infrastructure

lots of planners and designers needing immediate

answers to speculative development options

risk that any one of the options becomes reality.

Need for a new approach identified when working

under pressure on a master planning project in the

Middle East:

The Perfect Solution

Question:

In an ideal world what would I like?

Answer:

Junction design program to provide fast and

reliable answers to help with rapid design and

option evaluation.

The Spec

Fast turn around

Easy to use

Saves lots of time

Based on tried and tested TRL research and

established UK practice

Requirements:

Existing Design Problems

Available software is intended for detailed

junction design

Operation is relatively complex and needs

high degree of proficiency and

experience

Nothing on the market to fix our problem

Fast-Answers Solutions

Emphasis on concept and outline design

Immediate answers

Simple and easy to operate

Requiring less proficiency and design

experience

Theory into Practice

Comparison of Fast-Answers method with conventional

analysis on a real Transport Assessment

Testing Fast-Answers method in anger at an Out of Town

Shopping Centre in Scotland – technology used to make

planning decisions and defend against attack

Prototypes applied to junction design for new link road in

Mumbai

First launch Windows application tested in UK, Asia and

Australasia

Fine tuning and development of enhanced signals optimiser

together with Edinburgh Napier University

Early project development:

The Fast-Answers Programs

Quick-PJ Priority junctions

Quick-RA Roundabouts

Quick-Sig Traffic signals

Applications

Quick check on capacity of potential

junction designs

Ease of altering designs

Rapid screening of traffic flows for

several development options

Rapid appraisal of planning

applications

Who Will Benefit

Traffic planners and engineers

Town planners

Project managers

Urban designers, architects, developers

What are the Advantages

Fast and easy to use – saves time

Minimal input data required

Quick evaluation of development

scenarios

More efficient use of staff

Rapid payback

Discounts available for multi-licence purchases - contact:Asia: kevin.ratnasingam@fast-answers.com UK: dominic.mullen@fast-answers.com

Price List and Contacts

Quick-PJ Priority junctions £875 £575

Quick-RA Roundabouts £875 £575

Quick-Sig Traffic signals £875 £575

All 3 as a single purchase £1,875 £1275

Single PC Licence

Single PC Licence with discount to 12/12