PORTLAND, OREGON, A CASE STUDY PRESENTED AT THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

The nature and purpose of many decisions, programs, and projects acted on in the city of Portland and in the Portland region before the final regulations conserving TSM were set forth, were consistent with the objectives and rationale of the TSM program. Because of this and because of the relatively high level of success on TSM efforts in Portland, the Portland experience provides a perspective on the early application of the TSM approach. More specifically, the TSM experience in Portland offers some useful insights on the relation between broad policies and TSM strategies and projects, considerations that should be addressed in the implementation of individual TSM projects, and apparent problems that must be confronted if TSM is to play an effective role in regional transportation planning and implementation process. TSM projects undertaken include the efficient use of road space, vehicle reduction in congested areas, and actions to improve transit service. It is noted that the public acceptance of TSM projects, flexibility of projects after completion, the simultaneous development of several projects, and a strong transportation policy direction are prerequisites to the eventual success of TSM.

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  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr172/sr172-033.pdf
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • From TRB Special Report No. 172, Transportation System Management, proceedings of a conference held November 7-10, 1976, conducted by the Transportation Research Board, and sponsored by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration and the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. DOT in cooperation with the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Wright, Douglas G
• Conference:
  • Conference on Transportation System Management
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1976-11-7 to 1976-11-10
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 142-148
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 172
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Implementation; Public participation; Public transit; Regional transportation; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Transportation policy; Transportation system management
• Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
• Old TRIS Terms: Strategy
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179101
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 14 1981 12:00AM