DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERCITY ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURVEYS

This paper summarizes the rsults of a postcard origin-destination (O-D) survey conducted to estimate intercity travel patterns in the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio, Texas. The paper discusses the study design, data-collection and data-processing procedures, methods used to check the representativeness of the sampled data, expansion of the sampled data to represent total corridor travel, and study costs. The results of the study indicate that the postcard O-D survey method can be used to develop representative, reliable estimates of intercity corridor travel patterns. Additionally, the results of this study show that with a good traffic control plan and a well-trained survey crew, this survey method can be safely implemented without causing any substantial traffic delays, even on high-volume intercity and interstate freeways.

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• Authors:
  • Stokes, Robert W
  • Chira-Chavala, T
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 23-33
• Monograph Title: Transportation data 1989
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1236
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Estimates; Information processing; Intercity travel; Origin and destination; Reliability; Research; Studies; Surveys; Transportation corridors; Travel patterns; Urban growth
• Old TRIS Terms: Post cards; Study methods; Urban corridors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495004
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030904958X
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM