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Title:

USER SERVICES AND THE DEMAND FOR LAND AT INTERCHANGE POINTS

Accession Number:

00225345

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

FIRMS PROVIDING USER SERVICES, THE USERS, AND THEIR JOINT REACTION TO THE ADVENT OF FULLY CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY FACILITIES ARE ANALYZED. AVAILABLE EVIDENCE IS ANALYZED PERTAINING TO USER SERVICES AND THE DEMAND FOR LAND AT INTERCHANGE POINTS. TWO DISTINCT CLASSES OF USERS ARE CATEGORIZED AS COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL BASED ON THE TYPE OF USER SERVICES REQUIRED. DESPITE NUMEROUS ORIGIN- DESTINATION AND MOTOR-VEHICLE USE STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON FACTORS INFLUENCING USER BEHAVIOR UNDER CONDITIONS OF LIMITED ACCESS. THE FEW STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED STILL LEAD TO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. WHEN AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION IS OBTAINABLE, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO UNDERTAKE SPECIFIC & MEANINGFUL INQUIRIES INTO QUESTIONS OF THE USERS, THE FIRMS SUPPLYING USER SERVICES, AND THEIR JOINT RESPONSE TO CHANGING CONDITIONS.

Supplemental Notes:

No 288, pp 25-31, 8 FIG, 1 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01410672

Authors:

Marble, Duane F

Pagination:

7p

Publication Date:

1961

Serial:

Highway Research Board Bulletin

Issue Number: 288
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

40th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 1961-1-9 to 1961-1-13
Sponsors: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Uncontrolled Terms:

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Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society; Terminals and Facilities

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 19 1994 12:00AM

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