OPTIMA: OPTIMISATION OF POLICIES FOR TRANSPORT INTEGRATION IN METROPOLITAN AREAS: A REVIEW OF THE METHOD APPLIED TO NINE EUROPEAN CITIES

The most appropriate strategy for meeting transport policy objectives in a city will depend on its size, the current built form, topography, transport infrastructure and patterns of use; levels of car ownership, congestion and projected growth in travel; transport policy instruments already in use; and the acceptability of other measures in political and legislative terms. Policy advice cannot therefore be generalised, but must be developed for a range of different city types. This is the approach adopted in a current EU project, OPTIMA, in which nine different cities in five countries are studied in detail, using a common study methodology. The study approach uses each city's transport model, together with a methodology for generating optimal strategies from a given set of instruments for a specified objective function. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 899083.

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• Authors:
  • Shepherd, S P
  • Emberger, G
  • JOHANSEN, K
  • JARVI-NYKANEN, T
• Conference:
  • TRANSPORTATION PLANNING METHODS VOLUME 1. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR E HELD AT PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND, 1-5 SEPTEMBER 1997. VOLUME P414
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 149-60

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Land use; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Optimization; Ownership; Policy; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Travel; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: European Commission; European Union
• Uncontrolled Terms: Optimum
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 8303: EU; 698: Journey; 356: Land use; 6473: Mathematical model; 173: Policy; 1155: Transport; 313: Urban area; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752538
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-304-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 18 1998 12:00AM