This report attempts to derive a more accurate economic model to describe the supply and cost mechanisms that influence the market for traffic information. It first gives a history of the traffic information market, its economies-of-scale, and its potential for future development.e history of...

This working paper is a preliminary review of the state of the art in the study of the economics of traffic information. The focus is on the different methods used to model the decision process of drivers in a traffic system, and on the effect of traffic information on this process. In addition,...

Since traffic information is indirectly priced and experiences significant economies-of-scale, it can not be described by the classic demand model normally used to explain most goods. Therefore, this report focuses on the derivation of a demand model that describes the supply and cost mechanisms...

This working paper discusses two models used to represent the locational behavior of traffic information providers. The characteristics which make traffic information unique as a service good are discussed and exploited in the models to show how the behavior of reformation providers might differ...

In this paper are presented the results of a multinomial logit model used to explain the selection of a port for each shipment exported from the US in December 1999. The model is estimated for combined shipments, and one model is estimated for each of four commodity types (bulk, foods, fabrics,...

This research, sponsored by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, involved the development and application of a model of International Gateway Competition, to be used for purposes of airport demand forecasting and airline strategy assessment. The model, named ALIGATER (AirLine...

One of the challenges facing intermodal integration is that the planning framework needed for it lacks appropriate measures of level of service that cut across the modes involved and the connections between them. In this study we develop a framework and a set of metrics of level of service in a...

The State of California will face an important transportation investment decision during the coming decade. With ever increasing demands for intercity travel in the entire corridor between Sacramento and San Diego, the State will need to consider the options available for expanding the capacity...

Changes in the U.S. domestic airline route system have increased competition between international gateways. To assist in understanding this phenomenon, a system of models that predicts airline passenger flows resulting from different airline gateway hubbing strategies has been developed. The...