Publication Date
1971
Abstract
This study addresses the evaluation of the demonstrations at both the local and the national levels. For the local level, the objective was to design a process for evaluation to elicit uniform quality information from the eleven individual demonstration projects. This process is documented separately in the Urban Corridor Demonstration Program Evaluation Manual that is intended to give guidance to each UCDP project. The manual also provides a general framework for the design and evaluation of future demonstrations. It discusses basic concepts of experimental design and evaluation related to transportation demonstration projects, and suggests specific schemes for evaluation of several types of transportation improvements. In addition, the manual recommends data collection techniques and analysis procedures. For the national level, the objective was to develop an overall strategy for evaluation of the program. This strategy, the subject of this report, indicates different types of social and technical effects that could be examined in the test corridors of the current demonstration program. It also suggests a number of general considerations pertinent to the design of any demonstration project. The Appendix of this report contains descriptions of the demonstration projects planned for each corridor. These descriptions include the specific techniques and relationships to be tested in each corridor. Factors that may affect the validity of these demonstration projects are also identified and a study approach or evaluation scheme for each project is suggested.
Report Number:
DOT-OS-10029
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