Peak-period traffic congestion
Subtitle: options for current programs
By: Roberta Remak and Sandra Rosenbloom.
Contributors: Rosenbloom, Sandra, joint author.; National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board.
Series: Report - National Cooperative Highway Research Program ; 169; Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) ;; 169.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: Traffic flow.; Traffic engineering.; Traffic congestion.
Description: The report describes options available within the present state of the art, compares their probable costs and benefits, and makes specific recommendations for solutions to different types of peak-period congestion. Twenty two individual techniques in eleven major categories are identified. They include social approaches, socioeconomic approaches, sociotechnical approaches, and technical approaches. The techniques were considered relative to their benefits and costs. Their effectiveness in treating different congestion problems was measured. Two aspects of timing of impacts were considered. Nine categories of indirect benefits and disbenefits were identified as factors that should be weighted in decision to implement any of the techniques.
Notes: "Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."