Summary

The TPB directed staff in 1999 to examine the issue of induced travel. Staff efforts in response to this request included hiring a consultant to conduct an objective review of studies on the issue of induced travel and to assess their validity and relevance for transportation planning in the metropolitan Washington region; developing a multi-jurisdictional working group to further review the consultant's study findings and determine how to best present its policy implications; attending several forums and Transportation Research Board sessions on the issue of induced travel; and conducting a case study using a corridor in the metropolitan Washington region. The product on these efforts is a briefing paper on the issue on induced travel, Induced Travel: Definition, Forecasting Process, and A Case Study in the Metropolitan Washington Region.