Journal of Transportation and Statistics: Volume 1, Number 2: May 1998: Special Issue on the Northridge Earthquake

BTS Productshttps://doi.org/10.21949/15016731998PDFJournalUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsGiuliano, GenevieveGolob, JacquelineGordon, PeterRichardson, Harry W.Davis, BillWillson, RichardBoarnet, Marlon G.Gould, JaneUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsSouthern CaliforniaTransportationStatisticsResearchAnalysisData analysisImpactsInformation, data, and knowledgePerformanceRenewable energy sourcesTransportation operationsTransportation planningTrend (Statistics)EarthquakesEconomic impactsPublic transitDisastersEarthquake impactsNorthridge Earthquake (California)Transportation disruptionsThe Journal of Transportation and Statistics (JT&S) was a periodically issued journal (from 1998 to 2014) that served the transportation community by increasing the understanding of the role of transportation in society, its function in the economy, and its interactions with the environment. In addition, the JT&S provided a forum for the latest developments in transportation information and data, theory, concepts, and methods of analysis relevant to all aspects of the transportation system. The JT&S published original research on the use of information to improve public and private decision making for transportation. Topics included: measuring transportation activity and the performance of transportation systems; quantifying and analyzing the importance of transportation and its consequences; measuring and analyzing transportation trends; advancing the science of acquiring, validating, managing and disseminating transportation information; calculating sustainable energy; and, analyzing data for transportation planning and operations.This is a special issue on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Papers include: Impacts of the Northridge Earthquake on Transit and Highway Use by Genevieve Giuliano; Transport Related Impacts on the Northridge Earthquake by Peter Gordon; Goods Movement After the Northridge Earthquake by Richard Willson; Business Losses, Transportation Damage, and the Northridge Earthquake by Marlon G. Boarnet; An Assessment of Transportation Issues Under Exceptional Conditions: The Case of the Mass Media and the Northridge Earthquake by Jane Gould.123