Title: LESSONS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING . PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1989 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, CALGARY, ALBERTA, SEPTEMBER 17-21, 1989
Abstract: The City of Winnipeg retained the services of an engineering consultant to undertake a conceptual design study for a new crossing of the Assiniboine River in the west portion of the city. As part of the terms of reference, the consultant was asked to verify the need for the route as well as prepare preliminary design recommendations. Rather than making use of traffic forecasts prepared through the city's ongoing modelling efforts (utilizing UTPS and TRIMS), the related 20 year traffic forecasts were developed with the aid of TRANPLAN, a microcomputer model which also allowed for area isolation analysis of the study area. The paper discusses the study background, the problems which occurred during the modelling process, and the means by which they were resolved; the resulting forecasts and the application of these were then used in the study. Valuable lessons were learned by both the city and the consultant regarding the difficulties of modelling a large urban area in a short time, data limitations, public participation requirements, and the strengths and shortcomings of the TRANPLAN model. (TRRL )
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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