LOW COST URBAN TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES: A STUDY OF WAYS TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Study was designed to survey and report on a variety of techniques for improving the utilization of the existing investment in transportation capital facilities. Concepts receiving primary attention were those directed toward reducing peak period transportation demand and/or increasing the carrying capacity of existing facilities. The idea was to identify and explore such low cost techniques, technologies, or management strategies with the hope that some would be found to serve as alternatives to increased investment in transportation capital facilties. A survey and analysis of twenty-one candidate techniques was performed to provide a balanced assessment of the promise of low cost alternatives.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Jan 73, PB-223 197.
• Corporate Authors:

  Pratt (RH) Associates, Incorporated

  10400 Connecticut Avenue
  Kensington, MD  United States  20795
• Authors:
  • Rpt, Final
  • Dupree, J H
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 77 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lanes; Bus lines; Feasibility analysis; Freeways; Highway traffic; Parking facilities; Research; Surveys; Traffic engineering; Transportation operations; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management
• Old TRIS Terms: Osdot; Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Research; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051475
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-20034
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM