Multimodal system planning technique : an analytical approach to peak period operation

Final Sept 1994-Aug 1995PDFResearch PaperFHWA/TX-97/1451-1FResearch report 1451-1FStudy No. 0-1451Transportation planningMultimodal transportationCost estimatingTexasUnited States. National Technical Information ServiceWalters, C. H.Lomax, T. J.Skowronek, D. A.Middleton, M. D.Oey, H. S.Texas Transportation InstituteUniversity of Texas at El PasoTexas. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Technology TransferUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Texas DivisionNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Transit Planning and PolicyNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-MultimodalismUS Transportation CollectionThe multimodal system planning technique described in this report is an improvement of the methodology used in the Dallas System Planning Study. The technique includes a spreadsheet-based process to identify the costs of congestion, construction, and operation of transportation alternatives for a corridor. There are also several steps before and after the spreadsheet that identify system constraints, the effect of parallel rail transit and toll highways, and the compatibility of system components