EXTENDED ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING FREEWAY OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT

THIS REPORT PRESENTS FINDINGS FROM A LITERATURE STUDY IN THE AREA OF (1) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; (2) PREDICTION OF SAFETY, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT FREEWAY DESIGNS AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; AND (3) MONETARY TRANSLATION OF TRAVEL TIME, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO RECOMMEND PROCEDURES AND PARAMETER VALUES TO BE USED IN DEVELOPING A COMPUTER MODEL FOR THE EVALUATION OF NEW FREEWAYS OF FREEWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering
  Berkeley, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Torpp, O C
  • May, A D
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Environmental impacts; Freeway operations; Information processing; Operating costs; Safety factors
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225066
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
• Report/Paper Numbers: Interim
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 20 1974 12:00AM