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ITALY'S INTERMODAL ALTERNATIVE: THE SEA ROAD

Accession Number:

00634533

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309054524

Abstract:

This conference resource paper provides an international example of an innovative intermodal solution of a transport problem. The Viamare project is a case study in Italy's experiment to relieve acute highway truck congestion with a cost-efficient, short sea alternative. Ten years of planning and extensive cost-benefit analyses preceded the recent inauguration of the Viamare project. Through discussion of this project, an approach to cross-modal analysis, a focus area of the conference, is examined.

Monograph Accession #:

00634523

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Migliorino, Gianni

Pagination:

pp 99-112

Publication Date:

1993

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 240
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

ISTEA and Intermodal Planning: Concept, Practice, Vision

Location: Irvine, California
Date: 1992-12-2 to 1992-12-4
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Aviation Administration; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Maritime Administration.

ISBN:

0309054524

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (12) ; References (1) ; Tables (1)

Geographic Terms:

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Subject Areas:

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

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Aug 24 1993 12:00AM

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