Title: SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Abstract: EFFORTS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING HAVE BEEN SPASMODIC AND CO-ORDINATION IS NEEDED. THE STEPS TO ACHIEVE THIS END ARE' 1/ PREPARATION OF INVENTORIES FOR THE STUDY OF POPULATION, LAND USE, EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON A SYSTEMATIC BASIS, 2/ STUDYING OF TRENDS AND DETERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIPS TO DEVELOP REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT FORECASTS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, 3/ PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE PROJECTIONS, 4/ SUBMISSION OF THE ALTERNATIVES TO POLICY LEADERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR DISCUSSION TO ACHIEVE A BROAD AGREEMENT, 5/ REFINEMENT AND TESTING OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, AND 6/ PROPOSITION OF METHODS AND STRUCTURES FOR CONTINUING COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA. THIS FORMULATION IS A NECESSARY GOAL TO ATTAIN AN ADEQUATE, INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN. /CGRA/
Publication Year: 1965
Publication Date: 1965-09-27
Language: en
Type: article
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