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The author states that there is a need to find more effective ways to collect and analyze the data and information necessary as we move into the 21st century; but he cautions that there is a need to avoid information gridlock, as we are deluged with data and high speed computers capable of whirling out more information than the professional can digest and use. He further discusses the information and data gaps in working on the AASHTO Transportation 2020 effort. Three transportation challenges of the 1990s are pointed out: in the area of highway safety, particularly, accident data which will support highway project decision making in a more meaningful way; in the area of congestion, currently there is no consistent, effective way to measure congestion; and in planning, it is imperative to collect and analyze data that will support mobility planning, as opposed to only planning for individual needs.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1271, Transportation Data and Information Systems: Current Applications and Needs 1990. 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

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Data analysis; Data collection; Decision making; Highway safety; Information systems; Mathematical analysis; Mobility; Planning; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning

Transportation 2020

Data gaps

Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 31 1991 12:00AM

• CURRENT NATIONAL HIGHWAY DATA REQUIREMENTS
• DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATEWIDE TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM
• FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION
• HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM: KENTUCKY'S APPROACH
• IMPROVED METHOD FOR COLLECTING TRAVEL TIME INFORMATION
• INFORMATION FOR TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING: INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES
• INTEGRATING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION MODELS
• NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION DATA NEEDS FOR THE 1990S: TRANSIT STRATEGIC PLANNING
• RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NATIONAL DATA. WORKSHOP REPORT. MID-YEAR MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 24-25, 1989
• REVISION OF STATEWIDE TRAFFIC DATA STANDARDS INDICATED DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM
• STATEWIDE WORKSHOP REPORT. MID-YEAR MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 24-25, 1989
• SURVEY OF TRAVEL SURVEYS II
• TRANSPORTATION DATA USED CURRENTLY FOR NATIONAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES
• URBAN WORKSHOP REPORT. MID-YEAR MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 24-25, 1989