The report is a summary of activities conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) over a two-year period for the Houston District Office of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as part of a study entitiled, 'Planning, Design, and Operations of Transportation Facilities in Houston'. The objective of the study is to provide the Houston District Office of TxDOT with staff support to conduct planning, engineering, and technical services in the development and management of urban transportation facilities. The study is organized into ten major tasks. Task (1) Transitway System Implementation and Evaluation; Task (2) Traffic Management, Operations, and Control Analyses; Task (3) Urban System Conceptual Planning and Design; Task (4) Freeway Incident and Special Event Planning and Implementation; Task (5) Urban Planning Studies and Technical Assistance; Task (6) Traffic Data Collection, Database, and Computer Management; Task (7) Public Surveys and Information; Task (8) Central Control System Design and Software Development; Task (9) Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Systems (IVHS) Development; Task (10) Deployment of Advanced Technology to Improve Mobility; Task (11) Study of Infrared Vehicle Detectors.


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    Title :

    Planning, Design and Operations of Transportation Facilities in Houston


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    23 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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