WEEKEND RECREATION TRAVEL: DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPT

WEEKEND TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON HIGHWAYS NEAR METROPOLITAN AREAS DUE TO RECREATIONAL TRAVEL HAS INCREASED FASTER THAN CONGESTION DUE TO OTHER TYPES OF TRAVEL. IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT THIS INCREASING TREND WILL CONTINUE, THUS MAKING WEEKEND RECREATIONAL TRAVEL AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN URBAN TRANSPORTATION STUDIES. THE STUDY PROPOSES A CONCEPT FOR LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES TO SERVE THIS DEMAND. RATHER THAN PROVIDING MORE AND MORE TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY, THE STUDY SUGGESTS DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICIES CAPABLE OF INFLUENCING AND THEREBY DIRECTING RECREATION DEMAND NOT TO EXCEED CRITICAL CAPACITIES. THE RESULTING TRAVEL DEMAND IS DETERMINED AND TRANSFERRED INTO TRANSPORTATION FACILITY REQUIREMENTS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Puget Sound Governmental Conference

  Puget Sound Council of Governments, 216 1st Avenue
  Seattle, WA  United States  98104
• Authors:
  • Leonhardt, K
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 122 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Policy; Recreational facilities; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228333
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM