MANAGING THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: THE NEED FOR A NEW OPERATING PARADIGM

This paper discusses the congestion crisis of our transportation system, and lists the factors that describe the crisis. Two of these factors are demand outpacing supply, and the demands of a changing economy.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings and individual papers are available at: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/nat_dialogue.htm
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  Federal Highway Administration

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• Authors:
  • Canby, A P
• Conference:
  • National Summit on Transportation Operations
  • Location: Columbia, Maryland
  • Date: 2001-10-16 to 2001-10-18
• Publication Date: 2001-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 15p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Economic conditions; Supply; Transportation operations; Transportation system management; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00933927
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 26 2002 12:00AM