PREDICTION OF FUTURE DEMAND LEVELS

Present travel generation characteristics are discussed for eight british conurbations in terms of car ownership and trip generation by purpose and by mode. Projections of travel demand for dates up to 2001 are presented for the same areas against the background of forecast population and employment changes. Forecasts are given of future car ownership and travel generation, particularly by car. Comparisons are then made between these figures and forecasts for certain larger American cities which highlight differences in planning approaches. The concluding section considers the implication of restraint policies. The number of the covering abstract of the textbook is IRRD Abstract No. 212298. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  David and Charles (Holdings) Limited

  South Devon House
  Newton Abott, Devon,   England 
• Authors:
  • Martin, B V
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 28-39
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees
  • Publisher: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Employment; Forecasting; Metropolitan areas; Modal split; Motor vehicles; Occupations; Ownership; Population; Population forecasting; Traffic restraint; Travel; Travel demand; Trip generation; Trip purpose
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• ITRD Terms: 385: Conurbation; 285: Demand (econ); 132: Forecast; 663: Generated traffic; 698: Journey; 696: Journey purpose; 675: Modal split; 2271: Occupation; 335: Population; 633: Traffic restraint; 8119: United Kingdom; 8122: USA; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125593
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0715363581
• Report/Paper Numbers: Textbook
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM