GUIDELINES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL FACTORS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

The purpose of this study is to establish guidelines and procedures for the measurement of the social effects of transportation systems and facilities on both a regional and community or neighborhood level. This coincides with the increased emphasis on human factors in the planning the design of transportation systems and facilities which has necessitated the development of a systematic approach to gathering social data and developing normative standards. In part this increased emphasis has been mandated by Federal statutes such as the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Intergovernmental Act of 1968. A detailed examination of the seven-fold classification scheme of social factors and an emphasis on the methodologies used to evaluate social impacts is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the analytical framework utilitzing the major phases of inventoring existing social conditions, indentifying potential changes and measurement of probable impacts. From this analysis a systematic approach to identifying and measuring social impact in transportation planning is put forth, for use by those assigned this responsibility.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/025.2.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Washington State Department of Highways

  Highway Administration Building
  Olympia, WA  United States  98501
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Human factors; Regional transportation; Social values; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values
• Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141672
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOH 25.2
• Contract Numbers: HR-527
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 15 1976 12:00AM