Urban travel demand forecasting; proceedings.

This volume constitutes the record of a conference on urban travel demand forecasting held December 3-7, 1972 at Williamsburg, Virginia. Resource papers, prepared prior to the conference, served as a starting point and catalyst for six workshop sessions. The workshops viewed travel forecasting and i...

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Corporate Authors: Conference on Urban Travel Demand Forecasting Williamsburg, Va.), United States. Department of Transportation. Office of Environment and Urban Systems., National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington] Highway Research Board, 1973.
Series:Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board) ; 143.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Summary of conference findings
  • Summary of implementation program
  • General concepts
  • Forecasting and the decision process
  • Major issues in travel demand forecasting
  • Relevance of planning techniques to decision-making
  • The Boston transportation planning review
  • Conference workshops
  • Demand forecasting for short-range and low-capital options
  • Demand forecasting for long-range and contemporary options
  • Demand forecasting for new options and technology
  • Social, economic, and environmental impacts of transportation systems
  • Travel behavior
  • Analytical structures
  • Implementation program
  • Existing forecasting capabilities
  • Emerging techniques
  • Travel behavior
  • Improved capabilities
  • Problem areas
  • Information and training
  • State-of-the-art papers
  • Travel demand forecasting: Some foundations and a review
  • Travel demand forecasting: Achievements and problems
  • Glossary
  • Conference participants.