CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN LOUISVILLE AIRPORT SITE SELECTION

The Louisville and Jefferson County Air Board formed a citizens' advisory committee in October 1971. A major contribution of the interaction of these two groups was the formation of a site evaluation committee whose responsibility was to choose the best of several alternative sites for the location of a new airport serving the Louisville region. This paper discusses the way in which the evaluation committee used a certain methodology in the decision-making process. The committee first determined the criteria by which the relative attractiveness of potential airport sites could be evaluated. A criteria utility vector was established by ranking and rating techniques. An effectiveness value was assigned to each alternative for each criterion. Total site utility was obtained by multiplying the effectiveness values by the criteria weights. The principal conclusion reached is that a group of interested and informed citizens and experts can successfully apply a somewhat sophisticated evaluation technique to community decision making. The technique allowed for the consideration of community social and economic values, environmental concerns, and technical data that the committee thought were relevant.

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• Authors:
  • Vodrazka, Walter C
  • Schimpeler, Charles C
  • Corradino, Joseph C
• Discussers:
  • Allen, Joan
• Conference:
  • 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia
  • Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 37-51
• Monograph Title: Citizen's Role in Transportation Planning
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 555
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Decision making; Evaluation; Location; Measures of effectiveness; Methodology; Public participation; Social values; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: Louisville International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Highways; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130421
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309024617
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM