Managing Demand Through Travel Information Services

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traveler information and communication systems
  • Travel demand management
  • Advanced traveler information systems
  • Planning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HOP-05-005
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This brochure highlights the exciting potential of advanced traveler information systems (where information is delivered electronically) with examples from around the country and overseas. It is for anyone involved in passenger and freight mobility, particularly transportation policymakers, planners, and managers in state and local government. The brochure is organized in the following way: (1) What is Traveler Information?; (2) Managing Commuter Travel Through Traveler Information; (3) Using Traveler Information to Manage Demand in Predictable Settings - a. Work zones, b. Planned special events, c. Tourism, d. Parking management; (4) Managing Less Predictable Situations Through Traveler Information - a. Major highway incidents, b. Adverse weather, c. Hurricanes and other planned evacuations, d. Unforeseen catastrophic events (earthquakes, terrorist attacks); (5) Lessons Learned from Past Experience with Traveler Information; (6) Future Directions of Traveler Information and Implications for Managing Travel Demand; and (7) Resources.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72308/dot_72308_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 35.36 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1abd5b8548b390c206c529364365a9d8cb3a6b5e9d104dfb03c239a28659af390cb6575333ad20eac5ce95c683cb2d81a1761acc714c73f333fa1cec672d1695