Case Study: National Institutes of Health (NIH) optimizes campus parking flow with AnyLogic simulation software

Planning a New Parking Garage and Optimizing Traffic Flow

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) needed to plan a new multi-story parking garage on its busy campus without worsening congestion or disrupting the experience for staff and visitors. To evaluate options for the planned MLP12 garage and nearby traffic, NIH worked with AnyLogic simulation software through Mosimtec to model parking behavior, vehicle routing, and garage access patterns using pre-pandemic data.

AnyLogic helped Mosimtec build a flexible simulation model that tested different entrance layouts and traffic flows for the NIH campus garages. The analysis showed the proposed entrance combinations would not significantly affect surrounding roads, while also comparing parking and exit times to support a smoother on-campus experience. The model gave NIH a reusable tool for future design changes, updated traffic scenarios, and potential expansion to broader campus traffic analysis.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)