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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...trr/1987/1142/1142-007.pdf

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A systemwide transportation system management (TSM) program is based on a comprehensive TSM planning analysis of an urbanized area that develops TSM alternatives to major construction projects. It consists of nine phases, four of which are programmed and applicable for use on the IBM personal computer. Five of the nine phases as they were applied to the urbanized area of Winston-Salem are discussed: (a) elimination of those capacity-deficient corridors or segments that are readily identified as requiring construction or programmed as near-future construction; (b) review and analysis of the preliminary TSM alternatives associated with those remaining corridors or segments to determine whether they are feasible TSM candidates; (c) determination of cost estimates (capital, maintenance, operational) associated with each element of the TSM alternatives, as well as the costs associated with comparable construction alternatives; (d) determination of the benefit-cost (B/C) ratio associated with each TSM alternative and comparative construction alternatives (programmed); and (e) determination of annual capital-cost programs for ridesharing (programmed), staggered work hours (programmed), transit mode split (programmed), traffic engineering, and comparative construction alternatives. With this planning tool, agencies are in a better position to maximize the combined effect of TSM, as well as to formulate the necessary policy directives required for implementation. A prospective TSM management program is also discussed, which presents the author's views on how current TSM programs could be improved.

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Alternatives analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Costs; Economic analysis; Personal computers; Planning; Policy; Savings; Transportation corridors; Transportation system management; Urban areas; Urban growth

Programs

Winston-Salem (North Carolina)

Winston-Salem (North Carolina)

Economics; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Aug 31 1988 12:00AM

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