Uncertain benefits: Application of Bayesian melding to the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 540-553

  Ševčíkova, Hana ^a   Raftery, Adrian E ^a   Waddell, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian melding; Land use and transportation; Travel model; Travel times; Uncertainty analysis; Urban simulation

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

BAYESIAN; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; PREDICTIVE DISTRIBUTIONS; PUBLIC DECISION MAKINGS; REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL MODELS; TRAVEL TIMES; URBAN SIMULATIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMMUTING; HOUSING; LAND USE; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAVEL TIME; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN TRANSPORT; VIADUCT;

SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 80055090422     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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