Issues relating to use of travel models in benefit-cost analysis

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1685, 1999, Pages 65-72

  Decorla Souza, Patrick ^a  

^a FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; HIGHWAY PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS; FOUR STEP TRAVEL MODEL; TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT MODELS; TRAVEL MODELS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0033225981     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1685-09     Document Type: Article

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