THE EVOLVING ROLE OF STANDARDS IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN

Standards are critical to achieving a satisfactory transportation infrastructure (both vehicle and roadway) and have shaped the direction of the transportation industry since its inception. The purposes for standards remain much the same as they have been for close to a century, but the level at which they are specified and the organizations involved in their development have changed. Government mandating of standards is increasingly being replaced by governmental support of industry-developed standards. The globalization of the transportation industry has also affected the outlook on standards, and thereby the approach to their development and enforcement. The standards process, content, and outlook continue to evolve as the transportation industry and traveler needs demand.

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  http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/pubs/semisesq/session2/pearce/
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• Corporate Authors:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Center for Transportation Research and Education, 2711 South Loop Drive
  Ames, IA  United States  50011-8664

  Iowa Department of Transportation

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  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Authors:
  • Pearce, V P
• Conference:
  • 1996 Semisesquicentennial Transportation Conference Proceedings.
  • Location: Ames, Iowa
  • Date: 1996-5-13 to 1996-5-14
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 84-85

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Industries; Infrastructure; Standardization; Standards; System design; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation system design
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00721852
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0965231003
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 6 1996 12:00AM