Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative (METSI)

METSI was created in September 1999 as a technical work program to conduct topical transportation research, provide technical assistance, and provide education and training to the state of Illinois, IDOT, and other transportation and planning agencies in the state of Illinois. Specific research and related activity topics include: transportation demand management and commuter choice benefits, regional planning, highway operations and planning, congestion research and attitudinal surveys, and public-private partnerships.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $500000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Chicago

  Urban Transportation Center
  412 Peoria Street, Suite 340
  Chicago, IL  United States  60607-7036
• Principal Investigators:

  Sriraj, P

  Kawamura, Kazuya

  DiJohn, Joseph

• Start Date: 20070701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090630
• Source Data: RiP Project 14189

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Commuter service; Highway operations; Public private partnerships; Research projects; Surveys; Technical assistance; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Travel demand management
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01460298
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Illinois, Chicago
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:22PM