Urban transportation planning : a decision-oriented approach / Michael D. Meyer, Eric J. Miller.
Series: McGraw-Hill series in transportationPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2001.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xiv, 642 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780072423327
- 0072423323
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Contents;
Chapter 1: Transportation planning: Definition and context
1.0 Introduction
1.1 A definition of urban transportation planning
1.2 A multimodal perspective on transportation planning
1.3 A changing society and its impact on urban transportation planning
Chapter 2: Transportation planning and decision making
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Institutional framework for transportation decision making
2.2 An evolving perspective on the planning and decision-making process
2.3 Conceptual models of decision making
2.4 The elements of decision making: Development of a transportation planning process
etc.
Chapter 3: Urban travel and transportation system characteristics: A systems perspective
3.1 Transportation from a systems perspective
3.2 Transportation system impacts
3.3 Characteristics of urban travel
Chapter 4: Data management and use in decision making
4.1 The transportation planning database
4.2 Transportation system and user data
4.3 Developing a community vision and goals set
4.4 Monitoring transportation performance: The feedback loop
4.5 Developing a data management plan
Chapter 5: Demand analysis
5.1 The role of demand analysis in transportation planning
5.2 Analysis of transportation demand
5.3 Simplified demand estimation
5.4 The urban transportation modeling system
etc.
Chapter 6: Urban activity system analysis
6.1 Basic concepts and role of urban activity analysis in transportation planning
6.2 Land-use models
6.3 Assessment of transportation impacts on the urban activity system
Chapter 7: Supply analysis
7.1 The role of supply analysis in transportation system performance
7.2 Analysis of transportation system performance
7.3 Performance analysis methods for facilities
7.4 Network models
etc.
Chapter 8: Transportation system and project evaluation
8.1 What is evaluation?
8.2 Characteristics of benefit and cost measurement
8.3 A framework for evaluation
8.4 Cost-effectiveness evaluation
etc.
Chapter 9: Program and project implementation
9.1 Characteristics of a programming process
9.2 Setting priorities for project selection
9.3 Financial analysis and funding availability
9.4 Program/project implementation and innovative financing
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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