Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement

Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement
Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0309085993

TRB Special Report 277 - Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement recommends a series of actions the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) should take to render its flagship surveys -- the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) -- more effective in meeting the needs of a broad spectrum of data users. The report also recommends approaches BTS and its survey partners should adopt to develop more effective survey methods and address institutional issues affecting survey stability and quality. Report Summary published in the October-September 2004 issue of the TR News.

Cost-effective Performance Measures for Travel Time Delay, Variation, and Reliability

Cost-effective Performance Measures for Travel Time Delay, Variation, and Reliability
Author: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2008
Genre: Traffic congestion
ISBN: 0309117410

TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 618: Cost-Effective Performance Measures for Travel Time Delay, Variation, and Reliability explores a framework and methods to predict, measure, and report travel time, delay, and reliability from a customer-oriented perspective.

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Transportation Center
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2003
Genre:
ISBN:

Understanding the Changing Planet

Understanding the Changing Planet
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2010-06-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309157234

From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 and the additional stress of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand how and where these changes are happening. Innovation in the geographical sciences has the potential to advance knowledge of place-based environmental change, sustainability, and the impacts of a rapidly changing economy and society. Understanding the Changing Planet outlines eleven strategic directions to focus research and leverage new technologies to harness the potential that the geographical sciences offer.