Scenarios

Scenarios

Scenarios are the core of ANYWAYS. A scenario is a workspace where you combine a road network with datasets to test “what if” questions.

Every project starts with two scenarios. You can add more at any time.

What’s in a scenario?

Each scenario has:

• A road network — the base road network for this area. You can edit roads (close them, change speed limits, etc.) independently per scenario.
• One or more datasets — traffic demand (where trips start and end, how many, which vehicle profiles). Datasets are shared across scenarios — change a dataset once and it updates everywhere.
• Optional delays — temporary slowdowns like construction, congestion, or signal delays. Delays are drawn on the map, shared across scenarios, and attached per scenario — the same delays can be applied to one scenario as a “what-if” and left off another for the baseline. See Delays.

Typical workflow

1. Scenario 0 — your baseline. Keep the network unchanged, add your traffic datasets.
2. Scenario 1 — your “what if”. Make road network changes (close a road, add a one-way), use the same datasets.
3. Compare — use scenario comparison to see exactly how traffic shifts between the two.

Guides

• Building a scenario — How to set up a scenario with datasets and network changes.

  Building a scenario

• Comparing scenarios — How to compare two scenarios side-by-side and see the difference.

  Comparing scenarios