Transportation decision making : principles of project evaluation and programming / Kumares C. Sinha, Samuel Labi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinha, Kumares C. (Kumares Chandra)

Contributor:

Labi, Samuel, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation engineering.

Highway engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (570 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This pioneering text provides a holistic approach to decision making in transportation project development and programming, which can help transportation professionals to optimize their investment choices. The authors present a proven set of methodologies for evaluating transportation projects that ensures that all costs and impacts are taken into consideration. The text's logical organization gets readers started with a solid foundation in basic principles and then progressively builds on that foundation. Topics covered include: Developing performance measures for evaluation, esti

Contents:

Transportation Decision Making: Principles of Project Evaluation and Programming; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introductory Concepts in Transportation Decision Making; INTRODUCTION; 1.1 OVERALL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; 1.2 THE PROCESS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; 1.3 IMPACTS OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STIMULI; 1.4 OTHER WAYS OF CATEGORIZING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IMPACTS; 1.5 ROLE OF EVALUATION IN PDP AND BASIC ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION; 1.6 PROCEDURE FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EVALUATION; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; REFERENCES

Chapter 2: Performance Measures in Transportation EvaluationINTRODUCTION; 2.1 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES; 2.2 PERFORMANCE MEASURES AT THE NETWORK AND PROJECT LEVELS; 2.3 PROPERTIES OF A GOOD PERFORMANCE MEASURE; 2.4 DIMENSIONS OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES; 2.5 PERFORMANCE MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH DIMENSION; 2.6 LINKING AGENCY GOALS TO PERFORMANCE MEASURES: STATE OF PRACTICE; 2.7 BENEFITS OF USING PERFORMANCE MEASURES; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: Estimating Transportation Demand; INTRODUCTION; 3.1 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND

3.2 TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY3.3 EQUILIBRATION AND DYNAMICS OF TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND SUPPLY; 3.4 ELASTICITIES OF TRAVEL DEMAND; 3.5 EMERGING ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND ESTIMATION; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; REFERENCES; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; Chapter 4: Transportation Costs; INTRODUCTION; 4.1 CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS; 4.2 TRANSPORTATION AGENCY COSTS; 4.3 TRANSPORTATION USER COSTS; 4.4 GENERAL STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR OF COST FUNCTIONS; 4.5 HISTORICAL COST VALUES AND MODELS FOR HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; 4.6 ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION COST ESTIMATION; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; REFERENCES

Chapter 5: Travel-Time ImpactsINTRODUCTION; 5.1 CATEGORIZATION OF TRAVEL TIME; 5.2 PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSING TRAVEL-TIME IMPACTS; 5.3 ISSUES RELATING TO TRAVEL-TIME VALUE ESTIMATION; 5.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; REFERENCES; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; APPENDIX A5.1: ESTIMATION OF ROADWAY CAPACITY USING THE HCM METHOD (TRB, 2000); APPENDIX A5.2: ESTIMATION OF ROADWAY OPERATING SPEEDS USING THE HCM METHOD (TRB, 2000); APPENDIX A5.3: TRAVEL TIMES USED IN WORLD BANK PROJECTS; Chapter 6: Evaluation of Safety Impacts; INTRODUCTION; 6.1 BASIC DEFINITIONS AND FACTORS OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

6.2 PROCEDURE FOR SAFETY IMPACT EVALUATION6.3 METHODS FOR ESTIMATING CRASH REDUCTION FACTORS; 6.4 SAFETY-RELATED LEGISLATION; 6.5 SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR SAFETY IMPACT EVALUATION OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS; 6.6 CONSIDERATIONS IN SAFETY IMPACT EVALUATION; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; REFERENCES; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; APPENDIX A6: CRASH REDUCTION AND ACCIDENT MODIFICATION FACTORS; Chapter 7: Vehicle Operating Cost Impacts; INTRODUCTION; 7.1 COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE OPERATING COST; 7.2 FACTORS THAT AFFECT VEHICLE OPERATING COST; 7.3 PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSING VOC IMPACTS

7.4 SPECIAL CASE OF VOC ESTIMATION: WORK ZONES

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613294876

9781283294874

1283294877

9781118169667

1118169662

9780470168073

0470168072

OCLC:

181344519