NTL Catalog Record

Title	If they come, will you build it? Urban transportation growth models
Record ID	24590
Personal Name Creator	Levinson, David.; Karamalaputi, Ramachandra.; Chen, Wei
Corporate Contributor	Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation
Publication Date	20031200
Abstract	This report develops several models of historical roadway improvements in the Twin Cities metro area. Planners respond to, and try to shape, demand by recommending investments in new infrastructure and changes in public policy. Sometimes capacity is added to existing facilities. Other times, building new roads is the response. As a result of this research, the ways in which current network expansion or contraction decisions alter the choices of future decisionmakers has become clearer. This research develops a theoretical framework, constructs a comprehensive time series database describing network investment, utilization and capacity, estimates several statistical models, and interprets the results to guide planning. 73 p.
TRT Terms	Transportation planning ; Urban growth ; Urban transportation ; Infrastructure ; Policy analysis ; Public policy ; Decision making ; Decision theory
Classification	NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Travel Demand; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Land Use; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY
Report Number	MN/RC 2003-37
Resource type	Web Document
URL	http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24500/24590/2003-37.pdf
Format	PDF
Language:	English
Database	NTL Digital Repository

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