GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING INTERCITY HIGHWAY ROUTE STUDIES, INFORMATIONAL REPORT NO. 8. INTERIM REPORT

This document provides the Texas Department of Transportation the initial step in developing a methodology for conducting intercity route studies. It is intended to assist the analyst in identifying the key factors that should be addressed in intercity route studies and to provide guidance in selecting the appropriate procedure(s) for evaluating these factors. In many cases the procedures presented have not been extensively tested and should be used with caution; in some cases, the procedures are either overly simplistic, in the development stage, or non-existent. Therefore, numerous "gaps" and caveats exist; recommendations for filling these gaps are enumerated wherever appropriate. The Guide consists of five chapters, four of which correspond to the four-step framework recommended for conducting intercity route studies. Several appendices provide guidelines concerning origin-destination studies, recommended data sources, descriptions of alternative methodologies, and additional documentation for selected topics which are treated in less detail in the main text.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research study title: Improving Transportation Planning Techniques.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E 11th St
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Stokes, R W
  • Dresser, G B
• Publication Date: 1991-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 409 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Evaluation; Forecasting; Guidelines; Intercity transportation; Methodology; Origin and destination; Routes; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data sources; Intercity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00625016
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-91/1235-9, Res Rept 1235-9, TTI: 2-10-90-1235
• Contract Numbers: Study 2-10-90-1235
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 29 1993 12:00AM