The Need for Strategic Planning

Edward Weiner

Chapter Chapter 13 in Urban Transportation Planning in the United States, 2013, pp 165-193 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract By the early 1990s, there were major changes underway that would have significant effects on urban transportation and urban transportation planning. The era of major new highway construction was over in most urban areas. On a selective basis gaps in the highway system would be closed and a few new routes would be constructed, but the basic highway system was in place. However, the growth in urban travel was continuing unabated. With only limited highway expansion possible new approaches needed to be found to serve this travel demand. Moreover, this growth in traffic congestion was contributing to degradation of the urban environment and urban life and needed to be abated. Previous attempts at the selected application of transportation system management measures (TSM) had proven to have limited impacts on congestion, providing the need for more comprehensive and integrated strategies. In addition, a number of new technologies were reaching the point of application, including intelligent vehicle highway systems (IVHS) and magnetically levitated trains.

Keywords: Geographic Information System; Maglev System; Transportation Agency; Transportation Investment; Federal Railroad Administration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5407-6_13

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