Transportation Management For Corridors And Activity Centers: Opportunities And Experiences [Final Report]

4573751986Final reportPDFTech ReportDOT-I-86-21Transportation system managementHigh occupancy vehiclesAdvanced traffic management systemsHOVATMSUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeCost-effective transportation management can improve mobility. Mobility and how to maintain it becomes particularly critical when you consider that traffic on our roads is estimated to increase nearly 50 percent by the year 2000. Our road supply will only increase by about six percent by the year 2000. The objective of transportation management is to apply cost-effective measures to address the supply/demand problems. The case studies presented in this report illustrate how specific problems were addressed through better management or use of the services, modes, and facilities available. Thus, transportation management attains its goal of mobility through capacity improvements (supply) and demand-reduced actions