TESTING URBAN TRANSIT'S FUTURE

The Highway Users Federation has developed a sketch planning process for quick analysis of proposed improvements to urban transit. It gives procedures for analysis of broad policy of transit improvements. It includes information on calibration for a modal split model, data from the Nationwide Urban Transit Study and trip characteristics from the study, selecting test alternatives, how to induce demand program costs and revenues and Nationwide study results.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented to the Transportation Convention of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Montreal, Canada, July 15, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility

  1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Reed Jr, M F
  • Difiglio, C
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 59 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Demand; Improvements; Mathematical models; Methodology; Modal split; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Revenues; Transportation planning; Trip generation; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation; Models
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00264961
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Memo No. 10 Tech Study
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1981 12:00AM