Effects of Catastrophic Events on Transportation System Management and Operations: Comparative Analysis

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• Creators:
  DeBlasio, Allan J. ; Regan, Terrance J. ; Zirker, Margaret E. ; Fichter, Katherine S. ; Lovejoy, Kristin
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). Planning and Policy Analysis Division
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Transportation Operations
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Disasters and emergency operations
  • Transportation facility operations
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Ground transportation
  • Transportation departments
  • Interagency relations
  • Case studies
  • Evaluation/program assessment
  • Security systems
  • Transportation security and disaster response
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-04-061;DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-04-03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York Metropolitan Area;New York (New York);Baltimore (Maryland);California;East North Central States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Abstract:
  In order to provide a better understanding of how the surface transportation system is both ; affected and utilized in an emergency situation, the U.S. Department of Transportation ; Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations commissioned a series of six case studies examining the effects of catastrophic events on transportation system management and operations: (1) Blackout, New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Area, August 14, 2003; (2) Blackout, Great Lakes Region, August 14, 2003; (3) Terrorist attack, New York City, September 11, 2001; (4) Terrorist attack, Washington, D.C., September 11, 2001; (5) Rail tunnel fire, Baltimore, Maryland, July 18, 2001; (6) Earthquake, Northridge, California, January 18, 1994 Each of the events resulted in substantial, immediate, and adverse impacts on the transportation system, and each has had a varying degree of influence on the longer-term operation of transportation facilities and services in its respective region. This comparative analysis summarizes the surface transportation activities associated with these catastrophic events and the lessons learned from each.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4337/dot_4337_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.82 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; ITSJPO Digital Library ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:161d5c561a41c8da5a40e99045f2898181fcd120b094acfebc3ad35ee6ebf9b906112b03837558df0edfd3f8625ca3955261ce2ae322aee7b22491edba102f20