OVERVIEW--DATA RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING 1990

As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation effort to develop a national transportation policy, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) was asked to evaluate the current and anticipated state of transportation data and to recommend improvements to the information resources that are essential to support informed, rational decision making in transportation. In Phase 1 of this effort, forums and workshops were held to provide an opportunity for discussion of issues related to transportation data needs, collection, and use. Phase 1 also included the preparation of resource papers on data needs, resources, and issues for surface passenger transportation, freight transportation, passenger air transportation, recreational travel and tourism, scenic byways, and safety. Two separate resource papers were also commissioned: one on institutional challenges regarding information for transportation decision making and one on the impact of emerging information technology on data collection and availability. All papers except the one on air passenger transportation were presented at the 1990 TRB Annual Meeting. This Transportation Research Record contains the papers prepared for Phase 1. Highlights of each are provided in this overview. The Record also includes a summary of data gaps and issues for all modes of transportation that was prepared by an AASHTO special task force.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1253, Data Resources for National Transportation Decision Making 1990. 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
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-4
• Monograph Title: Data resources for national transportation decision making 1990
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1253
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Information, data, and knowledge; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data needs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497379
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309050081
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM