NTL Catalog Record

Title	Toolbox - Case Study: Portland, Oregon - Overview
Record ID	12362
Corporate Creator	Federal Highway Administration (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Publisher	Federal Highway Administration (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Publication Date
Abstract	This case study illustrates how regional benefits to freight as well as passenger movement can be estimated. Readily available models are used to assess a range of user, economic, and environmental benefits associated with transportation improvements. The methodology benefits from a rich database on freight movements within the metropolitan region.
TRT Terms	Freight transportation ; Improvements ; User benefits ; Economic benefits ; Benefits ; Impacts ; Regions ; Traffic estimation ; Traffic models
General Subjects	Freight movements; Oregon; Washington (State)
Classification	AGR - FREIGHT - Motor Carriers; AGR - IMPACTS - Economic and Community Development; AGR - IMPACTS - Mobility; AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Capacity
Resource type	Web Document
URL	http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/toolbox/portland_overview.htm
Format	HTML
Language:	English
Database	Other Transportation Web Sites

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