RESOLVING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Calling on the authors' experience in southern California, this paper addresses some of the difficulties encountered during attempts to implement traffic management systems (TMS) on a regional basis. The changing perspective of TMS and 'tools of the trade' are briefly discussed. Institutional barriers are then identified, with particular focus on political, professional and physical constraints. Specific solutions are also offered for a variety of problems. Finally, the authors suggest that the institutional barriers imposed in large urban areas by multiple interests with disparate goals may only be overcome by treating our transportation infrastructure as a utility and turning over its management to the private sector.

• Corporate Authors:

  IVHS America

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• Authors:
  • Chavers, T C
  • Fleming, D S
  • Hogan, S T
• Conference:
  • Surface Transportation and the Information Age. Proceedings of the IVHS America 1992 Annual Meeting, Volume I
  • Location: Newport Beach, CA
  • Date: 1992-5-17 to 1992-5-20
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway traffic control; Physical condition; Political factors; Private enterprise; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Southern California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00629296
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 26 1993 12:00AM