Vol. 17, No. 5, March 21, 2003General News
- Multiple High-Density Centers: Solution to Congestion and Sprawl
- VDOT Project-Monitoring System Increases Accountability to Public
- Latest Report on Performance of State Highway Systems Released
- San Francisco Airport Automated People Mover Debuts
- Connecticut DOT Succeeds in Diverting Commuters from Peak Highway Travel
- Streamlined Regional Growth and New Transportation Commission Called for in Chicago
Intelligence
- Census Bureau Releases County-Level Journey-to-Work Trip Matrices
- FHWA Releases Report on the Effects of Changing HOV Lane Occupancy Requirements on the El Monte Busway
- Abbreviated Environmental Impact Process Shortens Ohio Projects
- California Reduces Requirements for Zero-Emissions Vehicles Quota
- City-Center Traffic Levels Creep up Despite London’s Congestion Charge
- New Website Detailing Ground Transportation To/From Major Airports Set Up
- Proceedings of Conference on FAIR Lanes Concept Available; Feedback Mixed
Survey
Traffic Impact Analysis Software:
- Price range and/or pricing options and discounts
- Operating systems under which software runs
- Methodologies (e.g., HCM 2000) software supports for capacity analysis
- Whether a connection to traffic count software is provided so traffic volumes can be imported
- Whether software determines a trip generation rate and traffic generated from a particular land use/site
- Number of different types of land uses within one development that software can handle
- Whether software provides a graphical representation of road network in the traffic impact area
- Whether on-screen editing of network is available
- Software accommodations for possible reductions in vehicle trips
- Whether software has ability to enter/adjust assigned volumes on screen
- Whether software has ability to optimize timing of a planned intersection
- The number of intersections in one study that can be analyzed
- Whether software tracks turning movements of trips from a particular land use
- Number of access points at one development that can be analyzed
- Whether software provides user with suggested measures to mitigate traffic impact
- Types of report/output/results provided by software
- Programs that software can be exported into
- Whether software is stand-alone or requires other software
- Number of years the software has been in use
- Number of organizations using software
- Options provided for support and training
- Annual cost of support
- What is included in annual support contract
- Main strengths of software
- Last update of software
- Additional features to be added in next 12 months
New Publications
- The Role of Fast and Intertwined Regular (FAIR) Lanes in the New York Metropolitan Region
- e-Transit: Electronic Business Strategies for Public Transportation, Volume 3: Using the Internet for Transit Training and Certification
- Trends in the Transport Sector
- Development of Congestion Performance Measures Using ITS Information
- Cities on the Move: A World Bank Urban Transport Strategy Review
RFPs
- Corridor Optimization Plan
- Connector Corridor Land Use Planning Study
- Municipal Transportation Quality Review
- Professional Consulting Services for Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Regional Transportation Impact Fee Study and Area Circulation Study
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Free Bus Fares on Forecast Code Red Ozone Alert Days
- Access Management Study
- Transportation Engineering Services
- ITS Deployment Plan
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