PROCEDURES FOR MULTI-STATE MULTI-MODE ANALYSIS: FIRST YEAR'S RESEARCH

The report presents an analytical procedure designed to measure quantitatively the interactions between economic development potential and transportation service improvements. The transportation services of interest include both existing and developmental modes and intermodal services. The analysis focuses on the Multi-State Corridor extending from Brunswick, Georgia to Kansas City. Significant results of the first year's research are: (1) Establishing variable-sized network zones; (2) identifying state highways, rail lines, and navigable inland waterways; (3) defining 53 industry/commodity groups, along with production coefficients for labor, energy, capital, and materials; (4) preparing a 111 zone, 53 commodity flow table for the U.S.; (5) calibration of mode split equations for seven industry/commodity groups; (6) developing and calibrating market share equations; (7) testing the overall procedure in four zones in Northern Mississippi. No developmental conclusions can be drawn from the limited test.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Alabama University, Huntsville, Auburn University, Alabama, and Memphis State University, Tennessee.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Georgia, Experiment

  Georgia Experiment Station
  Experiment, GA  United States 

  University of Alabama, Huntsville

  School of Graduate Studies and Research
  Huntsville, AL  United States 

  Auburn University

  Auburn, AL  United States  36830

  Memphis State University, Memphis

  Memphis, TN  United States 

  Department of Transportation

  Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • JONES, P S
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 259 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Competition; Corridors; Economic analysis; Economic development; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Highway transportation; Inland waterways; Intermodal transportation; Marketing; Modal split; Motor carriers; Railroad transportation; Regional planning; Statistics; Traffic forecasting; Transportation modes; Water transportation
• Geographic Terms: Georgia; Missouri
• Old TRIS Terms: Commodity statistics
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169779
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/OS-60512-8 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-60512
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM