| Title | A Comparison of Methods for Evaluating Urban Transportation Alternatives |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49408 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bronitsky, Leonard; Misner, Joseph |
| Source | 62p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. Transportation Systems Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Policy and Program Development |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19750201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The objective of the report was to compare five alternative methods for evaluating urban transportation improvement options: unaided judgmental evaluation cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis based on a single measure of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness analysis based on multiple measures of effectiveness, and scoring function methods. Each method was assessed within the framework of eight methodological criteria relating to the three major concerns of feasibility, reviewability, and relevancy. The following conclusions are drawn: (1) the judgmental method is satisfactory in several respects, but its subjectivity, lack of specificity might create difficulties in a federal review of the local decision process; (2) of the systematic evaluation methods, cost-effectiveness analysis based on multiple measures of effectiveness poses the fewest difficulties in simultaneously serving the local and federal purposes. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10859 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10859 |
| TRT Terms | Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Evaluation; Judgment; Methodology; Planning; Public transit; Transportation; Urban transportation |
| General Subjects | Scoring-functions; Systems evaluation |
| Classification | NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00093348 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-5; UMTA-MA-06-0053-74-1 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49408/DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-05.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |