HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A STUDY DESIGNED TO PREDICT THE MAJOR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE RELATIVE VOLUMES OF MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC WHICH MAY USE THOSE CORRIDORS DURING VARIOUS YEARS THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE STUDY IS BASED UPON POPULATION TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS BETWEEN THE YEARS 1900 AND 2000 IN MORE THAN 3,000 OF THE PRINCIPAL URBAN CENTERS OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO. A TRAFFIC PREDICTION MODEL IS BEING DEVELOPED TO ESTIMATE VOLUMES BASED UPON POPULATION CONCENTRATION IN THE URBAN CENTERS AND THE DISTANCES BETWEEN THEM. THE PURPOSE IS TO ESTIMATE THE RURAL FREEWAY SYSTEM WHICH MAY BE NEEDED AND TO ASSESS THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CONSTRUCTING SUCH SYSTEMS. BASIC DATA IS ADAPTED TO COMPUTER PROCESSING AND A PROGRAM HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO PROVIDE COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRIP CALCULATIONS.

• Authors:
  • Hansen, H W
• Publication Date: 1964-10-19

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Canadian Good Roads Association Proc

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programming; Computers; Economic benefits; Freeways; Mathematical models; Population; Specifications; Traffic flow; Traffic forecasting; Traffic simulation; Travel patterns; Trip generation; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Requirement; Traffic patterns
• Geographic Terms: North America
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227551
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Pp310-315
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:44AM