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The potential of geographic information systems (GISs) as depositories of urban data has been made clear by a number of authors. As a next step, further consideration should be given to developing the best methods for accessing and manipulating such data for transportation applications. Building simple transportation tools directly within a general GIS package may be an appropriate avenue for smaller agencies without sufficient staff and resources to support multipackage solutions. A case study in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, demonstrated the modification of a GIS to provide an additional range of transportation functionality, including traffic assignment, vehicle routing, reapportionment of traffic zones, and location of centers (such as fire stations) on a network. An important aspect of this case study is that only readily available sources of data were used. Such an approach may be particularly appropriate for simplified "sketch planning" purposes at the local level.

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Case studies; Data analysis; Geographic information systems; Local government; Location; Mathematical analysis; Public buildings; Routing; Sketch planning; Traffic assignment; Transportation

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Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

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• ANALYSIS OF TRANSIT SERVICE AREAS USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM-TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS PACKAGES IN SUPERREGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MODELING
• APPLICATIONS OF WEIGH-IN-MOTION DATA IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• AREAWIDE ESTIMATION OF VEHICLE TRIP GENERATION RATES FOR ROUTE 9A RECONSTRUCTION ON MANHATTAN'S WEST SIDE
• CALIBRATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF WEIGH-IN-MOTION DATA
• CHALLENGES CONFRONTING METROPOLITAN PORTLAND'S TRANSPORTATION DECISION SYSTEM
• DECENTRALIZATION OF JOBS AND EMERGING SUBURBAN COMMUTE
• DIFFUSION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS: RESULTS OF NATIONAL SURVEY
• FACTORS AFFECTING AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP AND USE
• GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM-BASED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
• HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM ANALYTICAL PROCESS APPLICATION TO KENTUCKY'S ADEQUACY PROGRAM
• LOCATION PLANNING FOR COMPANIES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES: A PROMISING POLICY TO REDUCE CAR USE
• MATCHING PLANNING STYLES AND ROLES IN TRANSPORTATION TO CONDITIONS OF UNCERTAINTY AND STATE TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW
• PHOENIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SURVEY AND TRAVEL MODELS
• PLANNING FOR TEXAS' NEEDS USING HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM ANALYTICAL PROCESS
• PROPOSED METHOD FOR CALIBRATING WEIGH-IN-MOTION SYSTEMS AND FOR MONITORING THAT CALIBRATION OVER TIME
• ROADWAY LEVELS OF SERVICE IN AN ERA OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT
• STARTING A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION
• TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DESIGN USING A CUMULATIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM AND NEURAL NETWORK
• TRIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF A PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR SYSTEM TO CLASSIFY VEHICLES
• USE OF HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND BRIDGE NEEDS AND INVESTMENT PROCESS FOR REPORTING CONDITIONS, NEEDS, AND PERFORMANCE TRENDS
• USE OF HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM IN RECLASSIFYING RURAL HIGHWAYS IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN KANSAS