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Title:

URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT IN THE 1980S

Accession Number:

00382942

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309036089

Abstract:

Urban goods movement (UGM), an activity of considerable size and complexity that accounts for perhaps a quarter of national transportation expenditures, has received increased awareness and study over the past 10 years. A significant portion of this increased attention is due to a series of Engineering Foundation conferences on Goods Transportation in Urban Areas; the fourth and most recent one was held in 1981. The background that led to this last conference is described. The major findings and recommendations from the conference focused on (a) planning guideline devlopment and dissemination, (b) dissemination of case histories of UGM activities, (c) development of a measure of UGM activity, (d) evaluation of data requirements and availability, and (e) dialogue between the public and private sectors. On the basis of conference discussions and workshop reports, the outlook for UGM activities for the 1980s is projected, with emphasis on the effects of deregulation, the economic environment, and the role of metropolitan planning organizations. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Urban Goods Movement. 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.

Monograph Accession #:

00390459

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Fisher, Gordon P
Meyburg, Arnim H

Editors:

Herman, Scott C

Pagination:

pp 49-53

Publication Date:

1983

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 920
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309036089

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (12)

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 30 1984 12:00AM

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