MEASURING THE IMPACT OF A NEW URBAN HIGHWAY ON COMMUNITY TRAFFIC

FIVE PRIMARY METHODS FOR PREDICTING THE IMPACT OF A NEW HIGHWAY ON LOCAL OR COMMUNITY TRAFFIC ARE DESCRIBED: INFERENCES FROM THE MODELING SYSTEM OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS; MICRO-ASSIGNMENT MODELS; SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF TOTAL LOCAL TRAFFIC VOLUMES; AND DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF LOCAL TRAFFIC ADJUSTMENTS. DIFFERENT URBAN STRUCTURES MAY REFLECT THE NEED FOR MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EVALUATION; ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES SUCH AS THOSE MENTIONED SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO TEST THEIR VALIDITY AND TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Demetsky, M J
  • Shepard, F D
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-5
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Mathematical models; Social impacts; Streets; Traffic surveys; Traffic volume; Urban highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Traffic studies
• Old TRIS Terms: Community consequences; Local street
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226427
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 28 1972 12:00AM