RESTRUCTURING FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION IN CHICAGO

THE PAPER PRESENTS AND DISCUSSES SEVERAL ALTERNATIVE PLANS WHICH WOULD RESTRUCTURE THE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SERVING THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA. IT REPRESENTS THE INITIAL STAGE OF AN ONGOING CATS PROJECT DESIGNED TO FORECAST FREIGHT MOVEMENT USING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED IN THE PAST FOR FORECASTING URBAN HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT NEEDS.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Blaze, J R
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodity flow; Forecasting; Freight transportation; Networks
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00202089
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1972 12:00AM