URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT IN THE 1980S

Urban goods movement (UGM), an activity of considerable size and complexity that accounts for perhaps a quarter of national transportation expenditures, has received increased awareness and study over the past 10 years. A significant portion of this increased attention is due to a series of Engineering Foundation conferences on Goods Transportation in Urban Areas; the fourth and most recent one was held in 1981. The background that led to this last conference is described. The major findings and recommendations from the conference focused on (a) planning guideline devlopment and dissemination, (b) dissemination of case histories of UGM activities, (c) development of a measure of UGM activity, (d) evaluation of data requirements and availability, and (e) dialogue between the public and private sectors. On the basis of conference discussions and workshop reports, the outlook for UGM activities for the 1980s is projected, with emphasis on the effects of deregulation, the economic environment, and the role of metropolitan planning organizations. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Fisher, Gordon P
  • Meyburg, Arnim H
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 49-53
• Monograph Title: TRUCKING AND INTERMODAL FREIGHT ISSUES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 920
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Deregulation; Economic factors; Freight traffic; Guidelines; Metropolitan planning organizations; Research; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382942
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309036089
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM