Towards sustainable tourism transportation systems and services in Tennessee

This research will investigate the current status of multimodal transportation systems and services in serving the tourism traffic in Tennessee (TN). Extensive analysis of historic tourism traffic related data, and transportation systems and service data, the research will update the existing TN statewide travel demand model that will be used to identify frequent routes used by tourism traffic and identify deficiencies in terms of transportation systems and services. Based on the analysis findings, this research will develop and analyze alternative transportation planning polices in supporting today’s and future tourism needs. Indicators and standards to evaluate the effectiveness of tourism related sustainable transportation planning, management and policy will be developed.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $149,294.00
• Contract Numbers:

  RES2021-02

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349
• Project Managers:

  Christian, Michelle

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Memphis

  Memphis, TN  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Mishra, Sabyasachee

• Start Date: 20200901
• Expected Completion Date: 20210831
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Transportation, Planning, Research, and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Multimodal transportation; Routes; Sustainable transportation; Tourism; Traffic data; Transportation planning; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: Tennessee
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01754280
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: RES2021-02
• Files: RiP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 2020 3:50PM