A COST-ORIENTED METHODOLOGY FOR SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

A transportation planning methodology is proposed that is more adaptable and responsive to short-range issues than is the existing "3-C" process, which was designed as a long-range methodology. Important characteristics of the suggested planning process are (1) it approaches recommendations in an iterative manner, (2) the ordering of steps in the procedure is flexible, and (3) data requirements are reduced. Although demand analysis constitutes a key component in the methodology, emphasis is on a comparative cost "impact evaluation" framework, in contrast to a demand forecasting approach. The I-66/METRO corridor near Washington, D.C., is used to illustrate one cycle of the analysis. /Author/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for presentation at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 19-23, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Iowa, Iowa City

  Institute of Urban and Regional Research
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242
• Authors:
  • Lee Jr, D B
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Impacts; Systems analysis; Transportation; Transportation planning; Travel demand
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation system analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156127
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Technical Report 66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM