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For many years, the selection of transportation routes, design of roadway features, etc. were based mostly on engineering considerations. According to the Maryland State Highway Administration, "Context sensitive design asks questions first about the need and purpose of the transportation project, and then equally addresses safety, mobility, and the preservation of scenic, aesthetic, historic, environmental, and other community values. Context sensitive design involves a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach in which citizens are part of the design team." QFD has developed since the 1960s a powerful tool set for new product development that enables engineers to listen to the Voice of the Customer and translate the most important needs into design requirements and then assure their quality in the resulting goods and services. This paper will show how QFD tools can be adapted for Context Sensitive Solutions and Design in road building and other large projects.

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08-1635

English

12p

2008

Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (2) ; References (3) ; Tables (6)

City planning; Context sensitive design; Cooperation; Engineering; Mobility; Quality assurance; Road construction; Route choice; Safety; Social factors

Transportation routes

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2008 Paper #08-1635

TRIS, TRB

Jan 29 2008 3:58PM