SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY SAVINGS DUE TO CHANGE-OF-MODE OPERATIONS

This study is concerned with a sensitivity analysis of the community savings provided by successful change-of-mode (park-and-ride) facilities in medium to large U.S. cities. The research was an early attempt to generalize the locational aspects of change-of-mode facilities and their benefits to the community. The determination of the community savings due to the diversion of trips from highway to change-of-mode facilities is a prerequisite in assessing the feasibility (success of park-and-ride facilities). Community savings (the summation of both user and nonuser benefits) are computed as the difference in travel costs by highway alone and or by change-of-mode facilities. Travel costs are simulated in a deterministic fashion and by using average unit costs for cities of different sizes and for different locations within a given city. The simulated community savings data are then used to develop a linear multiple regression equation to predict the savings.

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• Authors:
  • Abdus-samad, Usamah R
  • Grecco, William L
• 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; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-11
• Monograph Title: Mode-Change Facilities
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 557
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Calculation; Equations; Forecasting; Linear programming; Modal diversion; Multiple regression analysis; Park and ride; Public transit; Savings; Simulation; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation planning; Travel budgets; Travel costs; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Old TRIS Terms: Multiple regression
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130767
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030902465X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 21 1981 12:00AM