DESIGN OF PROCEDURES TO EVALUATE TRAVELER RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SUPPLY. CONFERENCE SUMMARY AND WHITE PAPERS

The problem addressed arises from the need to develop better techniques for forecasting travel demand. The analysis of transportation system changes through a before change-after impact survey is seen as a means of better understanding the influences on travel behavior and the decisions leading to that behavior. The conference from which these proceedings resulted was held to present and discuss ideas relevant to alternative study designs and data collection methodologies for before change-after impact situations. The papers present different aspects of the central theme. They include long-term, net benefit changes studied by direct demand analysis; types of system changes; attitudinal procedures for short-term, net cost situations; specific change hypotheses and the data requirements involved; and criteria for distinguishing between short-term and long-term supply changes, as well as the criteria for study design of change type.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Voorhees (Alan M.) and Associates, Inc., McLean, Va., Pratt (R. H.) Associates, Inc., Kensington, Md., and Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  100 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 400
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Voorhees (Alan M) and Associates, Incorporated

  Cambridge, MA  United States 

  Pratt (RH) Associates, Incorporated

  10400 Connecticut Avenue
  Kensington, MD  United States  20795
• Authors:
  • Ben-Akiva, Moshe
  • Jessiman, W A
  • Manheim, M L
  • Attanucci, J P
  • Deen, T B
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 180 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Before and after studies; Benefit cost analysis; Consumer behavior; Consumers; Demand; Design; Evaluation; Force; Forecasting; Impact studies; Information processing; Needs assessment; Passengers; Policy; Supply; Systems analysis; Time duration; Transportation; Transportation planning; Travel; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Change; Criteria; Short term; Supply and demand; Transportation systems; User needs
• Old TRIS Terms: Future policies; Long term forces; User reactions
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090478
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 29 1977 12:00AM