NTL Record

Title Transportation System Management: State of the Art February 1977
Record ID 56624
Personal Name
Creator
Keyani, Barbara Ibarra; Putnam, Evelyn S.; Oshatz, Harriet J.; Ewing, Amanda Jo; Gleason, Gary; Thiesen, Donna
Corporate Creator INTERPLAN Corporation
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration; 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 19760901
Language English
Abstract This report summarizes current information concerning the spectrum re relevant to Transportation System Management (TSM). of Transportation regulations, urban areas with population greater than 50,000 are required to develop TSM plans that document their strategy for improving air quality, conserving energy, and increasing transportation efficiency and mobility through coordinated operation and management of existing urban transportation facilities and services. TSM therefore includes actions to influence transportation demand as well as action to manage the supply of service or its performance characteristics. The report presents state of the art information on 31 specific TSM actions within the following seven major categories: improving vehicular flow; preferential treatment of high-occupancy vehicles; reducing peak-period travel; parking management; promoting non-auto or high-occupancy auto use; transit and paratransit service improvements; and, transit management efficiency measures. Each summary includes examples of successful experience, advantages and disadvantages, guideline conditions concerning implementation, the range of costs involved, and interrelationships with the other actions.
Rosap ID dot:680
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/680
TRT Terms Urban transit; Public transit; Transportation system management
General Subjects Tra'nsportation System Management; Urban transportation; Low capital; Improvements; Transit; Traffic Operations; Air quality; Energy; conservation; Pedestrians; Bicycles
Geographical
Coverage
Washington (District of Columbia); United States
Contract Number UMTA RI-06-0008
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/56000/56600/56624/transportationsy00barb_0.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository