INTERGOVERNMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN SUBURBAN CONGESTION POLICY

The paper discusses intergovernmental conflicts in planning strategies to alleviate suburban congestion in the Boston metropolitan area. The authors offer recommendations which may be followed so none of the conflicting areas suffer from loss of revenue or unmanageable traffic volumes.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Center for Transportation Studies, Room 1121
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • GAKENHEIMER, R
  • Humphrey, T F
  • Allen, J G
  • Ostler, J
  • Hsu, A
• Publication Date: 1990-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 100 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intergovernmental relations; Metropolitan areas; Psychological conflict; Strategic planning; Suburbs; Traffic congestion; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Congestion; Revenue sharing
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts); United States
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00600352
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTAMA-11-0048-90-11
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1990 12:00AM