Internet portal for participation of large groups in transportation programming decisions

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2077, 2008, Pages 156-165

  Lowry, Michael B ^a   Nyerges, Timothy ^b   Rutherford, G Scott ^a  

^a Box 352700   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTTING TOOLS;

CUTTING EDGES; DECISION SITUATION; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP ACTIVITIES; INTERNET PORTALS; LARGE GROUPS; PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; STRATEGIC PROCESS; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 61349184381     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2077-20     Document Type: Article

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