An approach for evaluating the suitability of transportation design concepts to meet the needs of a major activity center. Paper presented at the International Automotive Engineering Congress, Detroit, Michigan, January, 13-17, 1969.

A new approach is presented for analyzing the interrelationships among transportation technology, place, and people in major urban activity centers. In addition, examples of current transportation system deficiencies in downtown areas are presented to stimulate an archness among system designers of the role of transportation in achieving a viable downtown area and the types of system characteristics that must be implemented to achieve this viability.