PLANNING FOR CONFRONTING TRANSPORT DEMAND DUE TO SPECIAL EVENTS: THE CASE OF THE WORLD EXPOSITION IN THE THESSALONIKI GREATER AREA

The transport system of a given urban area is normally designed to serve a certain number of trips. In order to deal with the demand arising from special events lasting for a fixed time period (e.g., Olympic Games), specific actions must be taken by the appropriate authorities so that an area can adjust to extra demand due to visitors of the special event. This paper describes the specific case of the Thessaloniki Greater Area (Greece) where such an event (EXPO 2008) is being considered. A methodological approach for examination of the potentiality of the Thessaloniki transport system vs. the trip needs of the EXPO is presented.

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• Authors:
  • Mintsis, G
  • Taxiltaris, C
  • Basbas, S
• Conference:
  • Urban Transport IX. Ninth International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century
  • Location: Crete, Greece
  • Date: 2003-3-10 to 2003-3-12
• Publication Date: 2003-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 453-462
• Serial:
  • Publication of: WIT Press
  • Publisher: WIT Press
  • ISSN: 1462-6101

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Special events; Tourism; Transit authorities; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Trip purpose; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Greece
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960672
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1853129615
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 29 2003 12:00AM