THE "GOAL ACHIEVEMENT METHOD" EXPERIENCE (GAME) OF SETTING ROADWORK PRIORITIES IN THE TAMAR REGION OF TASMANIA . NATIONAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE; TRANSPORT FOR THE USERS; MELBOURNE, 23-25 MAY 1989; PREPRINT OF PAPERS

The goal achievement method (gam), was considered ideally suited to the requirements of tamar region road study (trrs). It allowed the full range of regional community goals, attitudes and priorities to be reflected in the ranking process; this prevented the ranking process from being dominated by traditional engineering and traffic/ transport criteria. In practice, the gam technique involves the selection of a group of people with widely different perspectives on regional issues. This group then works through a sequential process of: (1) setting goals for the regional road network and giving them relative weightings, (2) setting criteria by which the achievement of each goal could be judged, and giving relative weightings to each criterion, (3) giving a "rating" to each of the projects under consideration, against each criterion, (4) calculation of an aggregate "score" for each project, as an indicator of relative project worth. At an early stage in the gam process, it was decided that separate analysis was necessary for urban and rural projects. Only in this way could the substantially different issues and requirements of the different project types be met. The gam group agreed that there were seven goals for the urban road network (ie 1) minimum travel time/cost; 2) maximum value for money; 3) minimum road accidents; 4) optimal urban form; 5) equitable distribution of projects; 6) environmental balance; 7) economic growth. The goal considered of most importance was "economic growth" followed by "maximum value for money", wit "optimum urban form" and "minimum road accidents". It was therefore very obvious that the regional community, as represented by the gam group, placed considerable importance on economic growth and urban form, factors which are not included at all in traditional road planning studies. In most respects, the objectives and criteria for the rural analysis were similar to those for the urban analysis. For the covering record of the conference, see IRRD no 814837. Where differences did occur, they related to the criteria: standard of design; achieve divided road cross section; accessibility of ports/agriculture/tourism; and rural town amenity.

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• Authors:
  • SYMONS, N R
  • TAGELL, M T
  • Bauer, R J
• Publication Date: 1989-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 92-96
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Road Research Board
  • Issue Number: 89/7
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 1445-4467

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Design; Development; Economics; Evaluation and assessment; Maintenance; Methodology; Planning; Regional planning; Roads; Rural areas; Strategic planning; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

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• Accession Number: 00499474
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85825-461-1
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM