Transportation Decision Making

Name: Transportation Decision Making | Principles of Project Evaluation and Programming
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Principles of Project Evaluation and Programming

Kumares C. Sinha Samuel Labi(Author)

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Published on 9. September 2011

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This pioneering text provides a holistic approach to decisionmaking in transportation project development and programming, whichcan help transportation professionals to optimize their investmentchoices. The authors present a proven set of methodologies forevaluating transportation projects that ensures that all costs andimpacts are taken into consideration. The text's logical organization gets readers started with asolid foundation in basic principles and then progressively buildson that foundation. Topics covered include: * Developing performance measures for evaluation, estimatingtravel demand, and costing transportation projects * Performing an economic efficiency evaluation that accounts forsuch factors as travel time, safety, and vehicle operatingcosts * Evaluating a project's impact on economic development and landuse as well as its impact on society and culture * Assessing a project's environmental impact, including airquality, noise, ecology, water resources, and aesthetics * Evaluating alternative projects on the basis of multipleperformance criteria * Programming transportation investments so that resources can beoptimally allocated to meet facility-specific and system-widegoals Each chapter begins with basic definitions and concepts followedby a methodology for impact assessment. Relevant legislation isdiscussed and available software for performing evaluations ispresented. At the end of each chapter, readers are providedresources for detailed investigation of particular topics. Theseinclude Internet sites and publications of international anddomestic agencies and research institutions. The authors alsoprovide a companion Web site that offers updates, data foranalysis, and case histories of project evaluation and decisionmaking. Given that billions of dollars are spent each year ontransportation systems in the United States alone, and that thereis a need for thorough and rational evaluation and decision makingfor cost-effective system preservation and improvement, this textshould be on the desks of all transportation planners, engineers,and educators. With exercises in every chapter, this text is anideal coursebook for the subject of transportation systems analysisand evaluation.

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"Sinha and Labi compile a vast reservoir of knowledge and techniquethat transportation decision makers might use to identify andevaluate these diverse impacts as part of the decision makingprocess." (Journal of the American Planning Association,February 2009) ""I am not aware of any other book covering such a huge varietyof practically relevant and qualitive models." (ZentralblattMATH, 2008) "The book does justice to the richness of the broader topic ofdecision making, covering the specific areas you would expect andmore. Overall, the book is an excellent resource...the book iswell-written and organized." (Journal of TransportationEngineering; 12/07)

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Transportation Decision Making: Principles of Project Evaluation and Programming
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introductory Concepts in Transportation Decision Making
INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERALL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
1.2 THE PROCESS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
1.3 IMPACTS OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STIMULI
1.4 OTHER WAYS OF CATEGORIZING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IMPACTS
1.5 ROLE OF EVALUATION IN PDP AND BASIC ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION
1.6 PROCEDURE FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EVALUATION
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
Chapter 2: Performance Measures in Transportation Evaluation
INTRODUCTION
2.1 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
2.2 PERFORMANCE MEASURES AT THE NETWORK AND PROJECT LEVELS
2.3 PROPERTIES OF A GOOD PERFORMANCE MEASURE
2.4 DIMENSIONS OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES
2.5 PERFORMANCE MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH DIMENSION
2.6 LINKING AGENCY GOALS TO PERFORMANCE MEASURES: STATE OF PRACTICE
2.7 BENEFITS OF USING PERFORMANCE MEASURES
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
Chapter 3: Estimating Transportation Demand
INTRODUCTION
3.1 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
3.2 TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY
3.3 EQUILIBRATION AND DYNAMICS OF TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND SUPPLY
3.4 ELASTICITIES OF TRAVEL DEMAND
3.5 EMERGING ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND ESTIMATION
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 4: Transportation Costs
INTRODUCTION
4.1 CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS
4.2 TRANSPORTATION AGENCY COSTS
4.3 TRANSPORTATION USER COSTS
4.4 GENERAL STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR OF COST FUNCTIONS
4.5 HISTORICAL COST VALUES AND MODELS FOR HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
4.6 ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION COST ESTIMATION
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
Chapter 5: Travel-Time Impacts
INTRODUCTION
5.1 CATEGORIZATION OF TRAVEL TIME
5.2 PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSING TRAVEL-TIME IMPACTS
5.3 ISSUES RELATING TO TRAVEL-TIME VALUE ESTIMATION
5.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX A5.1: ESTIMATION OF ROADWAY CAPACITY USING THE HCM METHOD (TRB, 2000)
APPENDIX A5.2: ESTIMATION OF ROADWAY OPERATING SPEEDS USING THE HCM METHOD (TRB, 2000)
APPENDIX A5.3: TRAVEL TIMES USED IN WORLD BANK PROJECTS
Chapter 6: Evaluation of Safety Impacts
INTRODUCTION
6.1 BASIC DEFINITIONS AND FACTORS OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
6.2 PROCEDURE FOR SAFETY IMPACT EVALUATION
6.3 METHODS FOR ESTIMATING CRASH REDUCTION FACTORS
6.4 SAFETY-RELATED LEGISLATION
6.5 SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR SAFETY IMPACT EVALUATION OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS
6.6 CONSIDERATIONS IN SAFETY IMPACT EVALUATION
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX A6: CRASH REDUCTION AND ACCIDENT MODIFICATION FACTORS
Chapter 7: Vehicle Operating Cost Impacts
INTRODUCTION
7.1 COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE OPERATING COST
7.2 FACTORS THAT AFFECT VEHICLE OPERATING COST
7.3 PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSING VOC IMPACTS
7.4 SPECIAL CASE OF VOC ESTIMATION: WORK ZONES
7.5 SELECTED SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT INCLUDE A VOC ESTIMATION COMPONENT
7.6 COMPARISON OF VOC ESTIMATION METHODS AND SOFTWARE
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX A7.1: FHWA (2002) HERS MODELS FOR VOC COMPUTATION
APPENDIX A7.2: VOC COMPONENT UNIT COSTS
APPENDIX A7.3: PAVEMENT CONDITION ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
APPENDIX A7.4: FUEL EFFICIENCY AND OTHER COMPONENT ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
Chapter 8: Economic Efficiency Impacts
INTRODUCTION
8.1 INTEREST EQUATIONS AND EQUIVALENCIES
8.2 CRITERIA FOR ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IMPACT EVALUATION
8.3 PROCEDURE FOR ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
8.4 SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
8.5 LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS
8.6 CASE STUDY: ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IMPACT EVALUATION
8.7 FINAL COMMENTS ON ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX A8
Chapter 9: Economic Development Impacts
INTRODUCTION
9.1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT TYPES
9.2 TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
9.3 ESTIMATION OF LONG-TERM REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS
9.4 CASE STUDY: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 10: Air Quality Impacts
INTRODUCTION
10.1 AIR POLLUTION SOURCES AND TRENDS
10.2 ESTIMATING POLLUTANT EMISSIONS
10.3 ESTIMATING POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION
10.4 AIR POLLUTION FROM OTHER MODES
10.5 MONETARY COSTS OF AIR POLLUTION
10.6 AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
10.7 MITIGATING AIR POLLUTION FROM TRANSPORTATION SOURCES
10.8 AIR QUALITY LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX A10.1: USING MOBILE6 TO ESTIMATE EMISSIONS
APPENDIX A10.2: VALUES OF THE GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
Chapter 11: Noise Impacts
INTRODUCTION
11.1 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF SOUND
11.2 SOURCES OF TRANSPORTATION NOISE
11.3 FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION NOISE PROPAGATION
11.4 PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATING NOISE IMPACTS FOR HIGHWAYS
11.5 APPLICATION OF THE PROCEDURE USING THE FHWA MODEL EQUATIONS
11.6 APPLICATION OF THE PROCEDURE USING THE TRAFFIC NOISE MODEL (TNM) SOFTWARE PACKAGE
11.7 ESTIMATING NOISE IMPACTS FOR OTHER MODES
11.8 MITIGATION OF TRANSPORTATION NOISE
11.9 LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION NOISE
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX A11: NOISE ATTENUATION CHARTS FOR BARRIERS DEFINED BY N0, fL, AND fR
Chapter 12: Impacts on Wetlands and Other Ecosystems
INTRODUCTION
12.1 BASIC ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
12.2 MECHANISMS OF ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
12.3 ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ACTIVITIES AT VARIOUS PDP PHASES
12.4 PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
12.5 PROCEDURE FOR ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
12.6 KEY LEGISLATION
12.7 MITIGATION OF ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
12.8 METHODS AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 13: Impacts on Water Resources
INTRODUCTION
13.1 CATEGORIES OF HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS
13.2 HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS BY TRANSPORTATION MODE
13.3 PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR HYDROLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
13.4 PROCEDURE FOR WATER QUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
13.5 METHODS FOR PREDICTING IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES
13.6 MITIGATION OF WATER RESOURCE IMPACTS
13.7 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
13.8 LEGISLATION RELATED TO WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION
13.9 SOFTWARE FOR WATER RESOURCES IMPACT ASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 14: Visual Impacts
INTRODUCTION
14.1 PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL PERFORMANCE
14.2 FACTORS AFFECTING VISUAL PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT MECHANISMS
14.3 PROCEDURE FOR VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
14.4 LEGISLATION RELATED TO VISUAL IMPACT
14.5 MITIGATION OF POOR VISUAL PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING FACILITIES
14.6 VISUAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT: STATE OF PRACTICE
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 15: Impacts on Energy Use
INTRODUCTION
15.1 FACTORS THAT AFFECT TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION
15.2 ENERGY INTENSITY
15.3 FRAMEWORK FOR ENERGY IMPACT ANALYSIS
15.4 PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
15.5 THE NATIONAL ENERGY MODELING SYSTEM
15.6 APPROACHES TO ENERGY CONSUMPTION ESTIMATION-A COMPARISON
15.7 ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 16: Land-Use Impacts
INTRODUCTION
16.1 THE TRANSPORTATION-LAND-USE RELATIONSHIP
16.2 TOOLS FOR ANALYZING LAND-USE CHANGES
16.3 PROCEDURE FOR LAND-USE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
16.4 CASE STUDIES: LAND-USE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
Chapter 17: Social and Cultural Impacts
INTRODUCTION
17.1 MECHANISMS OF TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS ON THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS
17.2 TARGET FACILITIES AND GROUPS, AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
17.3 EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS
17.4 PROCEDURE FOR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
17.5 TOOLS FOR SOCIOCULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
17.6 MITIGATION OF ADVERSE SOCIOCULTURAL IMPACTS
17.7 LEGISLATION RELATED TO SOCIOCULTURAL IMPACTS
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 18: Evaluation of Transportation Projects and Programs Using Multiple Criteria
INTRODUCTION
18.1 ESTABLISHING WEIGHTS OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
18.2 SCALING OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
18.3 COMBINATION OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
18.4 CASE STUDY: EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE PROJECTS FOR A TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR USING MULTIPLE CRITERIA
18.5 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS OF RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN EVALUATION
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Chapter 19: Use of Geographical and Other Information Systems
INTRODUCTION
19.1 HARDWARE FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
19.2 SOFTWARE AND OTHER TOOLS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
19.3 GIS APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS EVALUATION
19.4 EXISTING DATABASES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
19.5 GIS-BASED SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
Chapter 20: Transportation Programming
INTRODUCTION
20.1 ROLES OF PROGRAMMING
20.2 PROCEDURE FOR PROGRAMMING TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
20.3 PROGRAMMING TOOLS
20.4 CASE STUDIES: TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMMING
20.5 KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTATION
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
General Appendix 1: Cost Indices
General Appendix 2: Performance Measures
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