Effects of catastrophic events on transportation system management and operations : cross cutting study / U.S. Dept. of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center ; prepared for U.S. Dept. of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--United States--Case studies.

Emergency management.

Transportation--United States--Management.

Transportation.

Transportation--Management.

United States.

Genre:

Internet resource.

Case studies

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office, [2003]

Summary:

This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to catastrophic events as an overall effort to examine the impacts of different types of events on transportation system facilities and services. The findings and conclusions documented in this report are a result of the creation of a detailed chronology of events, a literature search, and interviews of key personnel involved in transportation operations decision-making for four events: [1] New York City, September 11, 2001, terrorist attack ; [2] Washington, D.C., September 11, 2001, terrorist attack ; [3] Baltimore, Maryland, July 18, 2001, rail tunnel fire ; [4] Northridge, California, January 17, 1994, earthquake.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on August 12, 2003).

"January 2003."

OCLC:

52834349