A REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS OF STEAM IN EVALUATING TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES

U.S. federal legislation emphasizes assessment of multimodal alternatives and demand-management strategies. This emphasis has increased the need for planners to provide good comparative information to decision makers. To assist in providing such comparative information, the Federal Highway Administration developed the Surface Transportation Efficiency Analysis Model (STEAM). The software was released in January 1998 and is being used in various metropolitan planning applications in the United States and abroad. STEAM is highly flexible in terms of the transportation modes, trip purposes, and time periods analyzed. STEAM is used in system planning and in corridor planning studies by state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and/or their consultants.

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  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • DeCorla-Souza, P
• Publication Date: 1999-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 12
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Computer models; Decision making; Multimodal transportation; Risk analysis; Software; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Travel demand management
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761040
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1999 12:00AM