The document presents information on the processes used by transportation agencies to monitor, evaluate, and implement a variety of solutions to the management of surface transportation systems. It provides an overview of the generalized process that transportation agencies have found to be effective in managing the various aspects of their transportation systems. Specific case examples of effective management strategies are described for several metropolitan areas including Houston, Seattle, metropolitan New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Minneapolis/St. Paul. These categories of strategies are: Traditional transportation system management; Incident management strategies; Information systems; Access management; Parking management; Travel demand management; Intelligent transportation systems; and Added capacity.
Management of Surface Transportation Systems. A Synthesis of Highway Practice
1998
34 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Management Practice , Metropolitan areas , Transportation systems , Transportation management , Management methods , Systems management , Supply and demand , Information systems , Case studies , Transportation planning , Regional planniing , Surface transportation systems , ITS(Intelligent Transportation Systems)