01116567

Monograph

This collection of 18 papers is concerned with societal and economic factors of transportation. Specific topics discussed include the following: effects of socioeconomic status on hurricane disaster relief plans; inadequate transportation as a barrier to community involvement; mode choice of sociodemographic groups; geographic and demographic profiles of morning peak-hour commuters on highways; environmental justice for low-income and minority communities adjacent to ports; urban road pricing impact on low-income car drivers; attitude differences of men and women toward transportation; driver frustration with bicyclists and pedestrians; gender and travel behavior; impact of climate change on transportation and the economy; economic impact of traffic incidents on businesses; highway-induced development in metropolitan areas; endogenous regional economic growth through transportation investment; comparison of rail transit benefits for single-family and condominium units; critical steps for enacting cultural change within a state department of transportation; sustainable urban transportation policies for developing countries; indicators for sustainable transportation planning; and sustainable road systems.

English

171p

2008

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309113397

Print

Figures; References; Tables

Attitudes; Climate change; Communities; Commuters; Culture (Social sciences); Demographics; Developing countries; Disaster relief; Economic factors; Economic growth; Economic impacts; Environmental justice; Gender; Low income groups; Minorities; Mode choice; Public participation; Rail transit; Road pricing; Social factors; Socioeconomic factors; Sustainable transportation; Transportation policy; Travel behavior; Urban development

Driver frustration; Sociodemographics

Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I70: Traffic and Transport

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 3 2008 9:22AM

• Analysis of Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Hurricane Disaster Relief Plans
• Comparing Rail Transit Capitalization Benefits for Single-Family and Condominium Units in San Diego, California
• Critical Steps for Enacting Cultural Change
• Diesel Truck Traffic in Low-Income and Minority Communities Adjacent to Ports: Environmental Justice Implications of Near-Roadway Land Use Conflicts
• Does Urban Road Pricing Cause Hardship to Low-Income Car Drivers? An Affordability-Based Approach
• Economic Impact of Traffic Incidents on Businesses
• Endogenous Regional Economic Growth Through Transportation Investment
• Gender and Travel Behavior in Two Arab Communities in Israel
• Geographic and Demographic Profiles of Morning Peak-Hour Commuters on Highways in North Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia
• Highway-Induced Development: Research Results for Metropolitan Areas
• Indicators for Sustainable Transportation Planning
• Is Inadequate Transportation a Barrier to Community Involvement? Evidence from the Social Capital Benchmark Survey
• Market Segmentation Analysis Using Attitudes Toward Transportation: Exploring the Differences Between Men and Women
• Partnerships for Progress: Toward Sustainable Road Systems
• Sharing Fast-Speed and Slow-Speed Roads with Bicyclists and Pedestrians: A Source of Female and Male Driver Frustration?
• Simulation Model for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Transportation and the Economy in Canada
• Sociodemographic Groups and Mode Choice in a Middle-Sized European City
• Sustainable Urban Policies for Developing Countries by Integrating Center-Based Telecommuting with Transit and Road Pricing: Case Study of Bangkok, Thailand, Metropolitan Region