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https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27432/critical-issues-in-transportation-for-2024-and-beyond

Interurban Roads and Integrated Interurban Transport Introductory Report

The scope of the work for Strategic Theme 2 brings together the themes of sustainability and integration of different transport modes across the scale of roads in rural and urban areas. The goal of transport planning is to support sustainable community development and the transport system in such a way that people and goods can travel as needed safely and economically. Client-oriented transport planning can integrate the various needs of clients and society in different types of travel environments. The purpose of this type of analysis is to ensure that all the main issues are included, that their links and contradictions are identified, and that the attention is turned from construction of roads to people's everyday mobility needs and the transport needs. A multi-stage principle is suggested as a general approach to develop the road transport system rather than a strict planning model. In the first stage, measures are sought which affect land use, traffic and transport needs, and choice of travel mode in order to control traffic growth and its consequences. Greater focus needs to be directed towards creative methods that integrate the technically rational level with the political, strategic level to create bridges between the strategic, political level and the technically rational level, and to create a connection between visions, needs and need for and choice of transport mode, efficient use of the existing system, minor improvements and new construction. Intermodal terminals play a critical role in permitting the most appropriate mode of transport to be used, combining the flexibility of road operations with the line-haul efficiency of rail transport. The integration of transportation modes is an important element of this stage. In the second stage, measures are sought which enhance the use of the existing road network to keep transport route capacity utilised as fully as possible. In this stage operational and access management will be important considerations. In the third stage, minor road improvement measures for solving the problem are studied. This stage comprises investments in the existing transport route network to improve safety, or load-bearing capacity, or modest traffic capacity enhancement. Only in the fourth stage are new investments and major renovations considered. This stage comprises projects for expanding the transport route network. Public participation, the coordination of transport planning and land use and spatial planning as well as cooperation between the public sector and private interests needs, is essential to influence the demand for road transport. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.

  • Authors:
    • PEETERS, J M
    • POULSEN, L
    • RUBIO, J
    • Saffarzadeh, Mahmoud
    • SEHMAN, R
    • Sokolow, G
    • THERRIEN, J C
    • Verdier, P
    • GAMBARD, J M
    • BOLSTAD, A
    • Vuillemin, G
    • Wright, D
    • Boender, J
    • SUNESON, T
    • Richards, R
    • BOYADJIAN, G
    • Colonna, P
    • JOHNSTON, N
    • Kisgyorgy, L
    • LANGAAS, M
    • LIPPOLD, C
    • Llort, Y
    • LUCACI, G
    • MOLENKAMP, L
    • PIIRAINEN, R
  • Publication Date: 2007

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 01116799
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: TRL
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Dec 22 2008 8:24AM