Using longitudinal methods for analysis of a short-term transportation demonstration project

This paper documents an application of panel, or longitudinal data collection in the evaluation of a TSM (Transportation Systems Management) demonstration project. The project was a four-week demonstration of staggered work hours in downtown Honolulu during February–March 1988. The 4 wave panel survey elicited commuting experiences of approximately 2,000 downtown employees at two week intervals before and during the project. The sample involved both employees who participated in the project by shifting their work hours, and those who did not. The panel survey was augmented by floating-car observations of travel times on major routes into downtown Honolulu on the same four dates.The purpose of the analysis was to determine whether employee commute times were affected, and if so, how these changes were distributed among various employee segments. Two methods were used. First, travel time changes were estimated using paired t-tests. Second, regression equations were used to estimate project time savings as a function of trip length, route, and location of residence. Results show that travel time savings due to the project were typically small, less than ten percent. Nonparticipants experienced greater savings than participants, and some segments of participants experienced longer travel times during the project. The panel method proved to be an effective way to measure project travel time impacts and shows that the method is appropriate in short time applications.Presented at the Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 7–11. 1990, Washington, D.C.     

青岛港前湾三期工程流场变化及泥沙分析

通过对镰湾河填海造陆工程流场计算和泥沙的分析研究,得到镰湾河流场变化及泥沙变化的有关规律。     

大型购物中心诱增交通量预测方法研究

近年来，随着人们生活水平的提高和消费观念的改变，shopping mall正在中国越来越热。shopping mall由于体量庞大，它的建设无疑会对城市道路交通体系产生较大的影响。本文在对北京mall交通影响分析实践的基础上，根据购物(休闲娱乐)出行需求的特点，提出了大型购物中心诱增交通量预测的思路，并重点阐述了商圈分析法和非集计模型在诱增交通量预测中的应用，取得了较好的效果。     

高速公路绿化工作的分析与探讨

高速公路绿化应从设计及施工阶段开始就统一考虑，保证质量，中央隔离带、边沟边坡的形式、尺寸应满足绿化要求，绿化品种的选择要美观实用、因地制宜。应重视病虫害的防治，在华北地区由于冬季除雪会造成盐害，因此，要在春融前采取喷叶、清除地表土等降盐措施。     

船舶火灾报警系统的检验及维护

本文简要介绍了船舶火灾报警系统的功能及其组成，阐述了船舶火灾报警系统审图的要点，并提出了船舶火灾报警系统现场检验的方法，最后说明了船舶火灾报警系统日常维护保养的要求。     

Subsidy and public transit performance: A factor analytic approach

The need to measure and evaluate transit system performance has led to the development of numerous performance indicators. However, depending upon the indicator, we oftentimes reach different conclusions regarding transit system performance. The research reported in this paper uses factor analytic methods to generate a set of underlying attributes (factors) that capture the performance of public transit systems in Indiana. Similar to what is reported in the literature, this study finds three attributes that best describe transit system performance: efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance. Based upon systemsÕ factor scores, the study finds that systems scoring highly on one attribute generally perform well on the remaining attributes. Further, there is an inverse relationship between system performance and subsidies, a finding that supports performance based subsidy allocations.     

长江干线航道条件与船舶定线制问题分析与研究

通过分析长江干线已实施船舶定线制的特点,分析船舶定线制的一般形式与通航条件,提出了长江干线船舶定线制的航道尺度计算方法和水流条件指标,并结合航道条件,提出了长江干线其他未实施船舶定线制河段的定线制形式,为进一步完善内河船舶定线制提供了一种方法和思路。     

Aggregate expenditure elasticity for transport and communication in Australia

For the purpose of estimating Engel elasticity, one needs to find the best functional form among various alternatives. In this paper, a new function, which is called the double semi-log Engel function turns out to be the best functional form for the transport and communication items in Australia on the basis of the distance function (D²) criterion, and the non-nested hypothesis testing procedure. This function is then used to estimate total expenditure elasticity, and the percentage change in consumer demand due to changes in total expenditure and total expenditure inequalities; using the 1975–76 Household Expenditure Survey data. The results of the analyses demonstrate that transport and communication is a necessary item in Australia on the basis of two criteria, viz., its elasticity is not significantly greater than unity, and the percentage change in demand increases with a decrease of the total expenditure inequality [emphasised by Iyengar (I960)]. Policy implication of the analyses has also been discussed.     

机务管理信息系统的分析与运用

详细地对机务管理信息系统进行了分析，指出了系统运行环境和主要技术功能，为机务管理部门进行现代化管理提供了很好的借鉴。