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Creators:
Turner, Daniel ; Lindly,Jay ; Kumlachew, Menasse ; Hauser, Edd ; Elmes, Sherry
Turner, Daniel ; Lindly,Jay ; Kumlachew, Menasse ; Hauser, Edd ; Elmes, Sherry Less -
Corporate Creators:
University Transportation Center for Alabama
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Evacuation Of Civilians--Planning
Traffic Flow--Mathematical Models.
Traffic Flow--Simulation Methods
Evacuation
Mathematical Models
Simulation
Traffic Flow

Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Alabama
OCLC Number:
693776871
Edition:
Final Report; $b Jan 1, 2008-May 2010.
Corporate Publisher:
University Transportation Center for Alabama
NTL Classification:
NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Flow ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ;
Abstract:
This project addresses the emergency transit evacuation of individuals without personal vehicles or the

means to acquire them during extreme coastal events. It is a joint effort of the University Transportation

Center for Alabama (UTCA) and the Center for Transportation Policy Studies (CTPS) at the University of

North Carolina Charlotte, and uses Mobile, AL, and Wilmington, NC, as simultaneous case studies. The

research provided insight into the population most at risk (vulnerable population) and key factors in planning

for transit evacuation of that group.

Some of the primary contributions of this research were: (1) identification of characteristics of members of

the vulnerable population, (2) use of current guidance to estimate the potential size of the transit-dependent

population during a major hurricane event, (3) documentation of the large gap between the estimated number

of evacuees and the much smaller number that actually evacuated in recent Alabama and North Carolina

hurricanes, and (4) providing information on how to effectively communicate with these individuals before,

during, and after an emergency evacuation.

In addition to conducting these case studies, the authors identified multiple topics that should be resolved to

improve transit evacuation of the vulnerable population. These include the need for a research framework to

identify and prioritize major issues that hinder transit evacuation, the lack of involvement by emergency

communication experts, the lack of evaluation of the effectiveness of evacuation communication plans, and

the need for a national clearinghouse of information on communication with and evacuation of the

vulnerable population.


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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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