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Title Effects of catastrophic events on transportation system management and operations : cross cutting study / U.S. Dept. of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center ; prepared for U.S. Dept. of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office.

Imprint [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office, [2003]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  TD 2.2:C 28/2    ---  Available
Description 1 electronic text : HTML file
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
System Details Mode of access: Internet from ITS Joint Program Office web site.
Note Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 12, 2003).
"January 2003."
Form Also available in print.
Summary This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to catastrophic events as an overall effort to examine the impacts of different types of events on transportation system facilities and services. The findings and conclusions documented in this report are a result of the creation of a detailed chronology of events, a literature search, and interviews of key personnel involved in transportation operations decision-making for four events: [1] New York City, September 11, 2001, terrorist attack ; [2] Washington, D.C., September 11, 2001, terrorist attack ; [3] Baltimore, Maryland, July 18, 2001, rail tunnel fire ; [4] Northridge, California, January 17, 1994, earthquake.
Subject Emergency management -- United States -- Case studies.
Transportation -- United States -- Management.
Emergency management. (OCoLC)fst00908500
Transportation -- Management. (OCoLC)fst01155110
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Internet resource.
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
Added Author John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Gpo Item No. 0982-G-05 (online)
Sudoc No. TD 2.2:C 28/2

 
    
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