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Title: WILL MULTIMODAL PLANNING RESULT IN MULTIMODAL PLANS?
Accession Number: 00676682
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: As the multimodal planning and programming processes that are encouraged by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 are developed, potential effects of open competition upon the mix of project types need to be recognized. Inherent differences between modes, as well as between different types of projects within a mode, mean that a comprehensive evaluation process will be necessary. Further, analytical processes alone cannot be relied on in weighing the relative merits of competing projects. Instead, judgments about the values attached to a variety of evaluation parameters will have to be made. The way that is done clearly will have profound effects on the mix of projects that survive the planning and programming process. To get the proper mix, some bias was introduced into what initially was intended to be an unbiased evaluation of project worthiness. That is, a high value was placed on the social, energy, and environmental qualities if certain candidate projects were to compete successfully against projects that had superior transportation mobility and cost-effectiveness characteristics. Consequently, for the foreseeable future, a combination of analytical processes and value judgments will be necessary in developing multimodal plans that encompass the full range of modes and project types.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1452, Travel Forecasting and Supply Models. 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 Title: Monograph Accession #: 01401254
Language: English
Authors: Covil, James LTaylor, Richard SSexton, Michael CPagination: p. 62-65
Publication Date: 1994
Serial: Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Apr 27 1995 12:00AM
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