ISSUES AND LEVELS OF EFFORT

This paper lists the objectives and issues of the Workshop on Surveillance and Socioeconomic Forecasting. Particular emphasis was given to the frequency, level of detail, and geographic systems of data and forecast. The objectives are: identification of the transportation and land use problems faced by small and medium-sized communities; evaluation of the types of data that should be collected to identify these problems; identification of the frequency and costs of collecting these data; identification and evaluation of secondary-source data and geographic systems used in its forecasting process needed for both short-range and long-range planning. The issues are: how much of the data collected in the past has been useful?; what types of data should be collected now for problem identification and short-range and long-range planning?; are any of the data-collection procedures used in long-range systems planning useful for corridor or project planning purposes?; should any data be collected to satisfy the needs of local elected officials that is not needed for technical planning purposes?; how can models be simplified to require less-detailed and less-expensive data collection?; and what staff levels and type of staff are needed to ensure proper data collection, analysis, and forecasting?

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  • This paper appeared in TRB Special Report 187, Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities, Proceedings of a Workshop sponsored by UMTA and FHWA, conducted by TRB, Sarasota, Florida, 3-6 December 1978. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Authors:
  • Shiatte, Kenneth W
• Conference:
  • Workshop on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities
  • Location: Sarasota Florida, United States
  • Date: 1978-12-3 to 1978-12-6
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p 52
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES. PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 187
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Data analysis; Data collection; Forecasting; Land use planning; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Socioeconomic factors; Surveillance; Time duration; Transportation planning; Urban transportation; Workshops
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long term; Models; Short term
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311220
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM