MEASURING TRANSPORTATION: TRAFFIC, MOBILITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY

This article compares 3 approaches to measuring transportation system performance. Traffic-based measurements evaluate motor vehicle movement; mobility-based measurements evaluate person and freight movement; and accessibility-based measurements evaluate the ability of people and businesses to reach desired goods, services, and activities. The various perspectives represented by the approaches are discussed, and the decision process, involving how the selection of one method or another is made and can affect planning outcomes, is examined.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Litman, T
• Publication Date: 2003-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 28-32
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Decision making; Mobility; Traffic engineering; Transportation planning; Transportation system management; Travel behavior; Travel patterns
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964568
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 21 2003 12:00AM