Abstract: PERTINENT QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ANSWERED BY THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, THE DESIGNER AND THE DECISION-MAKER TO PLACE THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE ARE: (1) FOR WHOM IS THE SYSTEM BEING DESIGNED? (2) WHAT ARE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMUNITY OR AREA FOR WHOM THE SYSTEM IS BEING DESIGNED? (3) WHAT ARE THE VALUES OF THE VARIOUS EFFECTS OR CONSEQUENCES IMPOSED ON THE COMMUNITY BY THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS? (4) WHAT IS TO BE THE FRAMEWORK FOR COMPARING AND RANKING VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES AND FOR COMPROMISING CERTAIN NON-TRANSPORT OBJECTIVES? (5) WHAT ALTERNATIVES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED? (6) HOW RELIABLE ARE THE ESTIMATES FOR SYSTEM COST, PERFORMANCE, VALUE AND USE? (7) ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES MEASURED, EVALUATED, AND PRESENTED TO THE DECISION-MAKER AND TO THE PUBLIC IN A FASHION WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE AND USEFUL? THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS IN PLANNING URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INDICATE THAT METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND URBAN PLANNING SHOULD DESIGN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ON A COORDINATED, INTEGRATED BASIS. METROPOLITAN AREA GOALS MUST BE DEFINED WITH ASSESSED FULL COST ANALYSES. THE PRESENT VALUE METHOD IS RECOMMENDED AS AN EFFECTIVE TECHINQUE FOR HANDLING THE COSTING PROBLEM.
Publication Year: 1964
Publication Date: 1964-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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