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https://doi.org/10.3141/1625-22

http://scholar.google.com...ekpe&publication_year=1998

Availability of adequate and relevant information in certain formats is important in the analysis of possible impact of policy relating to freight transportation. The application of geographic information system (GIS) technology is a valuable tool in integrating spatial data with other forms of data. Such integration in a visual format facilitates understanding of the interrelationships between variables and provides a better feel for the potential implications of any policy initiatives. The application of GIS techniques to freight movement in a corridor analysis is presented. The nature of trucking activities along the I-90/I-94 corridor from Seattle to Chicago and how these activities are influenced by truck size and weight (TS&W) regulations are investigated. The GIS approach allows the analyst or policy maker to address a range of what-if public policy questions. The policy questions for TS&W are complex and are beyond simply understanding the overall freight and transportation characteristics of the corridor. The database allows the analyst to visually understand freight movement on a given highway and forecast the probable outcome of changing certian rules and regulations that control such movement.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1625, Progress in Transportation Data 1998.

English

p. 173-183

1998

Transportation Research Record

0309064708

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Analysis; Case studies; Data analysis; Forecasting; Freight transportation; Geographic information systems; Impacts; Laws; Mathematical analysis; Policy making; Public policy; Size; Size and weight regulations; Spatial analysis; Traffic distribution; Transportation corridors; Trucking; Weight

Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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• CHOOSING A HOUSEHOLD SURVEY METHOD: RESULTS OF DALLAS-FORT WORTH PRETEST
• CONSTRUCTION OF DAYTIME ACTIVITY PROFILES FROM HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY DATA
• DATA RECONCILIATION-BASED TRAFFIC COUNT ANALYSIS SYSTEM
• DESIGN OF AUTOMATIC COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PENNSYLVANIA
• DEVELOPING DATABASE OF NATIONWIDE FREIGHT FLOWS FOR AUSTRALIA
• DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DATA MANAGEMENT
• DEVELOPMENT OF TRIP PRODUCTION RATES FOR SYNTHESIZED HOUSEHOLDS
• EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TO LOCATE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES: IMPACT ON TIME AND ACCURACY
• GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM USE FOR HYDROLOGIC DATA DEVELOPMENT FOR DESIGN OF HIGHWAY DRAINAGE FACILITIES
• GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE COVERAGE FOR SURFACE APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
• HIGHWAY FREIGHT FLOW ASSIGNMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• METAANALYSIS OF TRAVEL SURVEY METHODS
• OBTAINING TRAVEL INTENSITY PROFILES FROM HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY DATA
• PRECISION AND BIAS OF DATA FROM FILM
• RELIABILITY OF TRAFFIC DATA
• RESEARCH NEEDS FOR DETERMINING SPATIALLY RESOLVED SUBFLEET CHARACTERISTICS
• SPATIAL AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACTIVITY IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA
• SPECIFICATIONS FOR AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READING EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF MEAN ROUTE TRAVEL TIMES ON SEVEN PRIMARY ARTERIALS IN CHICAGO METROPOLITAN REGION
• TRAFFIC COUNT ESTIMATES FOR SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC MONITORING SITES: SIMULATION STUDY
• TRUCK TRAFFIC PREDICTION USING QUICK RESPONSE FREIGHT MODEL UNDER DIFFERENT DEGREES OF GEOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLICATION IN PENNSYLVANIA