ESTIMATING USER BENEFITS FOR HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

This paper discusses use of a standard three-step process to estimate intercity ridership for a new high-speed ground transportation mode. The process is as follows: (1) Forecast the future demand for travel between O/D pairs by each of the existing modes; (2) Quantify the diversion from each existing mode to HSGT; and (3) Forecast the amount of induced travel on the HSGT mode. The authors' company employs the market-specific values of traveler preferences produced by the mode choice models to value the improvement in the travel characteristics confronting each market segment.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Brand, D
  • Parody, T E
  • Kiefer, M R
• Conference:
  • Compendium of Technical Papers, 64th ITE Annual Meeting
  • Location: Dallas, Texas
  • Date: 1994-10-16 to 1994-10-19
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 338-342

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Economic forecasting; High speed ground transportation; Intercity transportation; Passenger transportation; User benefits
• Old TRIS Terms: Traveler benefits
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00716678
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 26 1996 12:00AM