CONGESTION MANAGEMENT: DATA REQUIREMENTS AND COMPARISONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURES FOR A MULTIMODAL CONGESTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Congestion management is a requirement of the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. To meet this requirement, a congestion management system must address all major travel modes. In this study, measurements for a multimodal-modal congestion management were identified as critical for developing an effective, long-term congestion management strategy. To identify measurements for a multimodal congestion management system, investigators reviewed the data in use in existing management systems. After review and discussion, travel time was identified as the most appropriate measure of congestion. Key data types were identified as suitable multimodal measures for a congestion management system: autos, transit, freight, and nonmotorized travel modes. Travel time can be measured for all modes, thus, it is multimodal. In addition, changes in travel time between modes can indicate the effectiveness of implemented congestion management strategies. This paper appears in a compendium of conference papers.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Additional support was provided by the Puget Sound Regional Council and King County, Washington.
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Corporate Authors:
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Washington State Department of Transportation
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Authors:
- Byrne, G E
- Mulhall, S M
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Conference:
- Fifth National Conference on Transportation Planning Methods Applications-Volume I: A Compendium of Papers Based on a Conference Held in Seattle, Washington in April 1995
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Date: 1995-4-17 to 1995-4-21
- Publication Date: 1995-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: 11p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality; Alternatives analysis; Congestion management systems; Environmental impacts; Information, data, and knowledge; Measures of effectiveness; Traffic congestion; Transportation modes; Travel time
- Identifier Terms: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
- Uncontrolled Terms: Data needs
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00713728
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Nov 6 1995 12:00AM