Transport Priority Assessment Techniques Developed by British Local Authorities: A Synopsis and Review

Abstract

INTRODUCTION This Working Paper is the first in a series reporting progress on a 2-year ESRC-funded research project entitled "Priority Assessment Techniques for Local Transport Improvement Projects" ; and directed by Prof. A.D. May; Dr. A. D. Pearlman and Mr P.J. Mackie. The project's objectives - to be pursued in successive phases - are threefold: to undertake a critical review of the various techniques adopted by different local authorities: to obtain fmn the review a representative sample of methods for more detailed comprison and testing on a set of schemes for which data are available: and to combine the exprience thus gained with wider pactical and theoretical knowledge of multiple criteria assessment issues, in order to develop a model technique that overcomes existing problems and thereby contributes to better decision making