STUDY DESIGN FOR A METHOD OF PROJECTING VEHICLE MILES OF TRAVEL

Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) by passenger automobiles is an important determinant of gasoline consumption, ambient air quality, highway safety, and personal and corporate financial conditions in the United States. Changing patterns and trends in VMT, therefore, have profound implications for energy conservation, environmental quality, and economic stability. Forecasts of likely future levels of VMT have become a central input to transportation policy analysis. The report is an effort to assess the state of the art of VMT forecasting and map out strategies for extending it. The work included an inventory of data sources and a review of existing VMT models.

• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Impact Center, Incorporated

  67 Chapel
  Newton, MA  United States  02158

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Rabe, F T
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Automobiles; Economic factors; Economic models; Energy conservation; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Highways; Mathematical models; Policy; Systems analysis; Traffic safety; Transportation; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation models
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168894
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-77-25
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-10596
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 2002 12:00AM