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Jan 1954
The Engineer's Role in Metropolitan Traffic Planning
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Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 119, Issue 1
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Departmental cooperation within the city government makes possible effective long-range traffic planning. The engineer is involved in this work in several specialized capacities. The organization and application of highway capacity studies and origin-destination surveys, the prediction of trends in the density of traffic, and the coordination of public utility planning under · the over-all plan are all functions of the engineer. The problems found in this work are many and varied, and their solution. is vital to community growth.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 119 • Issue 1 • January 1954
Pages: 713 - 718
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© 1954 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Lloyd Braff
City Traffic Engr., Dallas, Tex.
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