Evaluation of the Use of Rural Transportation Infrastructure in Evacuation Operations
The coastal communities of the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGM), which stretches from Florida to Louisiana, are predominantly rural and are under the constant threat of hurricanes each fall. In the last five years, deadly hurricanes such as Katrina, Rita, Ivan, and Gustav have required mass evacuations and other major emergency transportation services to be deployed. The rural transportation network is a major component of a larger, multimodal system that is critical for mobility of people, goods, and services. Rural roads have a larger role in evacuation than is currently recognized. The objective of this study is to evaluate the use of rural transportation infrastructure in evacuation operations in the NGM. A survey of the communities in the NGM was conducted to analyze the current state of the practice in rural evacuations. The evaluation of rural transportation infrastructure included the use and efficiency of evacuation tools, evacuee flow and traffic volume levels on evacuation routes, evacuation preparation, and associated evacuation issues and barriers. The findings of this study are thought to be useful in improving rural evacuations in the NGM.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis.
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Authors:
- Ye, Zhirui
- Chaudhari, Jaydeep
- Booth, Janelle
- Posadas, Benedict
- Publication Date: 2010
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 88-101
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Serial:
- Journal of Transportation Safety & Security
- Volume: 2
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- ISSN: 1943-9962
- EISSN: 1943-9970
- Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/utss20#.U2qTJPldWCm
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Coastal zone management; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency management; Evacuation; Hurricanes; Intelligent transportation systems; Multimodal transportation; Rural areas
- Geographic Terms: Gulf Coast (United States)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01163032
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 19 2010 11:34AM