INFORMATION FOR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: STATE OF THE ART AND RELEVANCE FOR DECISION MAKING

This resource paper addresses the question of whether or not we have the information required to make satisfactory decisions about how best to apply transportation resources. Attention is focused on the large amount of applied research on transportation and economics in the past five years by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). It is concluded that, while further research is certain to be worthwhile, particularly because of the complexity of transportation interactions, the research has so far stopped short of technology transfer and therefore is not influencing the behavior of those entrusted with making transportation expenditures. The fault for this is less with the research products or their presentation than with the reception of the research. We need to focus more strongly on communicating investment tradeoffs through better, and more understandable, technical assistance to those who are making expenditure decisions. Several hypotheses are offered for incorporating these observations into future discussion.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 93-96
  • Monograph Title: INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00796911
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309071240
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Aug 4 2000 12:00AM