GOOD TRANSPORTATION IN URBAN AREAS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENGINEERING FOUNDATION CONFERENCE HELD AT SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, ON SEPTEMBER 7-12, 1975

Six specific subject areas were studied and reported upon by Probe Groups, namely (1) intermodal freight facilities and coordination, (2) assessment of planning and modeling methodologies, (3) improving UGM through operations management, (4) economic issues, (5) impact of reconstructed rail services, and (6) opportunities for capital and institutional improvements. In addition to reports and recommendations of Probe Groups, 25 keynote, summary, and resource papers are presented covering such topics as regulation; commercial zones; freight security; intermodal terminals; documentation; energy conservation; freight movement planning and modeling; truck priorities; and Federal, State and local programs.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Feb 74, PB-267 738.
• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering Foundation

  United Engineering Center, 345 E 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fisher, G P
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 432 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Economic factors; Energy conservation; Freight terminals; Freight transportation; Intermodal terminals; Level of service; Mathematical models; Meetings; Planning; Railroad transportation; Regulations; Transportation; Transportation operations; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Services; Transportation management; Transportation models
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176290
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-60099
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 19 2002 12:00AM