THOM, A TOOL TO AID DECISION-MAKING ON THE CHOICE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

THOM (TOETSINGSKADER VOOR HOOGWAARDIG OPENBAAR VERVOER IN MIDDELGROTE STEDELIJKE AGGLOMERATIES): EEN HULPMIDDEL BIJ DE KEUZE VAN OPENBAAR VERVOER TECHNIEK

THOM (evaluation method for high quality public transport in medium-sized cities) is a tool that regional and local authorities can use in selecting the best public transport system for a city. The choice set contains alternatives such as busway, guided bus, guided light transit and tram. For a specific context, THOM selects the optimal public transport system from a societal point of view, using a large number of quantitative and qualitative criteria. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 876637.

• Corporate Authors:

  Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

  P.O. Box 45
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • DE JONG, G C
  • KROES, E
  • VAN DER LOOP, JTA
• Conference:
  • COLLOQUIUM VERVOERSPLANOLOGISCH SPEURWERK 1995. DECENTRALISATIE VAN BELEID: IMPLICATIES VOOR KENNIS EN ONDERZOEK. ROTTERDAM, 23-24 NOVEMBER 1995. DEEL II
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 703-20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Conferences; Evaluation and assessment; Local government agencies; Methodology; Policy; Public transit; Rapid transit; Regions; Trolley cars; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 192: Local authority; 9102: Method; 8078: Netherlands; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 1181: Rapid transit system; 378: Region; 9072: Selection; 1284: Tram; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00722935
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 26 1996 12:00AM