Alternative performance measures for evaluating congestion.

Details

• Creators:
  Spasovic, Lazar N. ; Rowinski, Jakub P.
• Corporate Creators:
  New Jersey Institute of Technology. National Center for Transportation and Industrial Productivity
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic congestion
  • Evaluation
  • Public opinion
  • Attitudes
  • Surveys
  • Demographics
  • Stress (Psychology)
  • Tolerance (Psychology)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-NJ-2004-006
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Jersey
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This report summarizes the results of the work performed under the project Alternative Performance Measures for Evaluating ; Congestion. The study first outlines existing approaches to looking at congestion. It then builds on the previous work in the ; area of evaluating congestion by incorporating the public’s perception of what they consider to be congested through the use ; of a web-based survey. The idea of utilizing public input is not frequently seen in studies that look at congestion and its ; impacts and what makes this study additionally more unique is the focus on drivers in the State of New Jersey. ; The results presented are specific to the area and allow for conclusions in terms of the entire state, various classifications ; throughout the state (age, income, etc.) as well as more disaggregated county level findings. The major findings of this effort ; are that New Jersey motorists are more tolerant of congestion than what is expected according to nationally used traffic ; engineering principles. The study also found that although New Jersey motorists are tolerant of congestion, they experience ; a very significant amount of stress while driving.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  NCTIP ¿ 41
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16119/dot_16119_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5a059793eeede21d79fd52eb46e3794e21ac3277fb74e49ce2a8591449e14828