STAFF C. J. KEESE, Director, Traffic Engineering C. V. WOOTAN, Associate Director, Transportation Economics E. H. FENNER, Assistant Director for Administration; Legal and Audit M. D. SHELBY, Research Coordinator; Highway Location, Design, Construction, Materials, Maintenance L. J. HORN, Technical Research Editor R. N. TRAXLER, Chemical Properties of Asphalt D. R. DREW, Systems Engineering, Freeway Operation, Traffic Operations Research N. J. ROWAN, Roadway Illumination, Roadway Safety, Driver Environment V. G. STOVER, Transportation Planning W. R. MCCASLAND, Freeway Operations J. A. WATTLEWORTH, Systems Engineering, Freeway Operations, Operations Research J. H. BUHR, Systems Engineering, Freeway Operations, Operations Research E. W. KANAK, Roadway Illumination, Roadway Safety, Driver Environment N. F. WALTON, Roadway Illumination, Roadway Safety, Driver Environment J. T. BRUDESETH, Transportation Planning L. R. LAMOTTE, Statistical Analysis, Mathematical Applications J. D. CARVELL, Freeway Operations P. T. McCoy, Systems Engineering, Roadway Illumination, Freeway Operations T. D. WILLIAMS, Freeway Operations, Roadway Safety M. L. RADKE, Freeway Operations, Roadway Safety K. A. BREWER, Systems Engineering, Freeway Operation R. H. WHITSON, Freeway Operations I. J. TAYLOR, Instrumentation and Testing Analysis E. L. LYNCH, Computer Application B. M. GALLAWAY, Bituminous and Concrete Technology W. J. HARPER, Bituminous Technology W. W. SCOTT, Bituminous Technology E. R. HARGETT, Bituminous Technology F. S. WHITE, Research Librarian F. S. SCRIVNER, Pavement Design, Theoretical Mechanics L. J. MILBERGER, Instrumentation M. B. PHILLIPS, Research Geologist R. S. VA PELT, Soil Mechanics C. D. CARSON, Soil Physics, Clay Mineralogy C. R. PHELPS, Computer Application, Data Processing J. G. DARROCH, Statistical Analysis, Experiment Design C. H. MICHALAK, Soils Testing C. H. SAMSON, Structural Analysis H. L. FURR, Structural Design of Prestressed and Reinforced Concrete H. R. BLANK, Mineral Petrography T. J. HIRSCH, Structural Design and Analysis A. M. GADDIS, Instrumentation W. B. LEDBETTER, Material Science D. L. IVEY, Contrete Technology R. M. OLSON, Structural Design, Structural Analysis, and Crash Dynamics H. W. COYLE, Soil Mechanics T. C. EDWARDS, Structural Mechanics, Crash Dynamics C. E. BUTH, Concrete Technology H. E. Ross, Structural Mechanics and Aerodynamics J. T. HOUSTON, Material Science J. E. MARTINEZ, Structural Mechanics J. C. BYRAM, Instrumentation A. H. MEYER, Material Science P. H. TORRANS, Concrete Technology L. L. LOWRY, Concrete Technology H. A. RICHARDS, Location Theory W. G. ADKINS, Land Economics, Engineering Economics G. S. BRIDGES, Macro Economics, Data Systems H. G. MEUTH, Agricultural Economics J. L. BUFFINGTON, Economic Impact J. T. LAMKIN, Micro Economics, Location J. M. COBURN, Economy of Safety W. J. BOWMER, Grassland Management L. E. STARK, Engineering Graphics THE CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES THE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Blacksburg, Va. 24061 The Center for Urban and Regional Studies of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute was established in September of 1966 under the aegis of the College of Architecture which had been responsible for offering the graduate curriculum in urban and regional planning. Because it was recognized that planning necessarily must be treated as an interdisciplinary activity the Center has been organized as a distinct community within the university in which scholars-representing a variety of disciplines are brought together on a full-time basis in pursuit of a common interest in the development of human environments. Thus, whereas the Center is housed in the College of Architecture, it supports a faculty which represents the arts and sciences and engineering as well as the design areas. The Center is charged with three primary responsibilities. These are: (1) to offer graduate academic programs in urban and regional studies; (2) to conduct research in matters relating to the development of human environments at both micro- and macro-scales; and (3) to offer extension services in cooperation with the university's cooperative extension division. Because the Center was established only this past year, the research program—as an operation of the Center is getting underway only now. At this present time, the Center has but one research contract with the Division of Industrial Development in Richmond, Va. This contract is to evaluate the urban land use potential for each of the seven counties of southwestern Virginia. Several research projects are being conducted by individual faculty members and graduate students. These include such topics as: "An Evaluation of Low Cost Housing in Reston, Virginia." "An Analysis of Population Requirements for the Support of "Planning Information Systems for Non-Metropolitan Communities." Within this next year it is expected that the Center's environmental systems laboratory will be completed and in operation. The basic aim of this laboratory will be to investigate methods for improving building systems technology. The major thrust of the Center's research program probably will be in seeking better methods for making smaller urban communities into more viable socioeconomic units. STAFF HARLAND W. WESTERMANN, Director, Economic Geography JOSEPH INTERMAGGIO, Chairman, Washington Studies Program, Planning RICHARD YEARWOOD, Chairman, Urban and Regional Studies Program, Political Science LELAND CASE, Economics MARIA G. DALLERBA, Town Planning JOHN DICKEY, Transportation Engineering JAMES HILANDER, Sociology ELDON MILLER, Regional Science ALAN STEISS, Planning GEORGE TRIESCHMANN, Environmental Psychology ALAN WINSLOW, Landscape Architecture CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle, Wash. 98105 The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, which was established in 1963, assists faculty from several disciplines within the university in obtaining support for research on problems of the urban and regional environment. For the most part its efforts have been concerned with socioeconomic aspects of urban and regional analysis, with its studies often focused on the problems of the Seattle region and the State of Washington. The four major areas of the Center's activity are (1) securing of research support; (2) the publication of a reprint series; and (3) the offering of a seminar series and informal promotion of courses in urban and regional affairs. STAFF CHARLES M. TIEBOUT, Codirector, Economics PHILIP J. BOURGUE, Business Administration BARNEY DOWDLE, Economics and Forestry ROBERT G. HENNES, Civil Engineering EDGAR M. HORWOOD, Civil Engineering MARION E. MARTS, Geography RICHARD L. MORRILL, Geography DOUGLASS C. NORTH, Economics CALVIN F. SCHMID, Sociology WARREN R. SEYFRIED, Business Administration GEORGE A. SHIPMAN, Public Affairs and Political Science MORGAN D. THOMAS, Geography ROBERT WARREN, Political Science DONALD H. WEBSTER, Political Science MYER R. WOLFE, Urban Planning TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH GROUP UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON The Transportation Research Group is composed of members of the graduate faculty from four colleges of the University of Washington who have a common interest in transportation or in social, political, and economic consequences of improvements in transportation. The Transportation Research Group undertakes research in the fields of highway planning, design, operation, and administration; traffic control, motor vehicle administration, and highway safety; metro politan transportation and planning; highway economics; and highway finance, as well as other aspects of transportation. Some of the Group's research has been performed for Federal and private agencies. The bulk of it, however, was done for State government, and especially for a succession of interim highway committees of the Washington State Legislature. STAFF STANLEY H. BREWER, Commercial Air and Highway Traffic, Regulation, Rates EDWARD G. BROWN, Highway, Safety Economics, Motor Vehicle Administration MARTIN I. ELLSE, Roadway Design, Highway Materials, Highway Cost Analysis JOSEPH C. FIREY, Development and Utilization of Power From Fuels, Combustion ROBERT G. HENNES, Highway Economics and Finance, Soils Engineering EDGAR M. HORWOOD, Transportation Planning, Urban and Regional Economic Analysis JOHN R. HUBER, Economic Theory WALLACE I. LITTLE, Transportation Theory, Regulation, Cost MARION E. MARTS, Land Economics ROY B. SAWHILL, Traffic Engineering CALVIN F. SCHMID, Population Analysis WARREN R. SEYFRIED, Right-of-Way Acquisition GEORGE A. SHIPMAN, Public Administration LOUIS C. WAGNER, Parking Needs BAYARD D. WHEELER, Real Estate MYER R. WOLFE, Urban and Regional Planning INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES 246 McMillan Hall St. Louis, Mo. 63130 The Institute for Urban and Regional studies originally established 1961 acts as a focal point for urban research by faculty members from the various departments of Washington University. Except for the Director, Assistant Director, and secretarial personnel, the Institute has no permanent staff positions. In addition to these individuals, the work of the Institute is carried out by faculty in the course of their own research or, in the case of substantial responsibilities to the Institute, on a released-time basis and by graduate research assistants. The organization of the Institute is designed to carry out a basic policy aim, namely, that the scope and content of the Institute's program primarily be determined by the urban research interests, |