Title: NEED FOR EXPLICIT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCEDURES
Abstract:THIS PAPER DEVELOPS THE THESIS THAT THE MAJOR INVESTMENT IN FORMAL METHODS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING STUDIES HAS BEEN IN THE FIELD OF ANALYSIS. THIS ANALYSIS COVERS THREE BROAD AREAS: DATA COLLECTION...THIS PAPER DEVELOPS THE THESIS THAT THE MAJOR INVESTMENT IN FORMAL METHODS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING STUDIES HAS BEEN IN THE FIELD OF ANALYSIS. THIS ANALYSIS COVERS THREE BROAD AREAS: DATA COLLECTION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, AND MODEL CONSTRUCTION. THE RELATION AMONG THESE AREAS OF INVESTIGATION AND THEORIES OF BEHAVIOR AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ARE EXPLORED BRIEFLY. THESE QUESTIONS ARE THEN ENLARGED TO INDICATE THE RELATION BETWEEN THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM (SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED) THAT THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SERVES, INFLUENCES, AND IS INFLUENCED BY. A TRANSITION TO THE SECOND PART OF THE PAPER DEALS WITH THE OPTIMIZING NATURE OF PLANNING IN GENERAL, AS SUGGESTED BY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND VARIOUS DECISION PROCEDURES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC RESOURCES. THE MATHEMATICAL PROGRAM AS A PARADIGM OF THE PLANNING PROCESS IS ALSO BRIEFLY EXPLORED, AND THOSE ELEMENTS THAT ARE TO BE DISCARDED IN THE SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION ARE SUMMARIZED BRIEFLY. THE SECOND PART DEVELOPS THE CONTENTION THAT MOST ACTUAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, AS DISTINCT FROM ANALYSIS, IS CONDUCTED ON AN INTUITIVE BASIS AND ACCORDING TO PROFESSIONAL PROCTICES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE WELL SUITED TO THE PROBLEM. A TENTATIVE SKETCH OF THE ELEMENTS OF THESE TRADITIONAL METHODS AS RELATED TO MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS IS THEN DEVELOPED. SEVERAL TYPICAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED. FINALLY, THE UTILITY AND THE NATURE OF HEURISTIC METHODS FOR FINDING OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS TO THESE AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE SKETECHED, AND SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE AS TO PROBABLE FRUITFUL MEANS OF DEVELOPING BETTER PLANNING SYSTEMS.Read More
Publication Year: 1973
Publication Date: 1973-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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