TRANSPORTATION REDEFINED: THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, GOODS, SERVICES AND INFORMATION. A FINAL REPORT. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT, A POLICY CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 13-14, 1991, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

This conference explored the promise of telecommunications and electronics technology in relieving the transportation infrastructure crisis in California. Participants included experts in transportation, land use, urban and regional planning, business, architecture and telecommunications. The primary conference objective was to identify existing policy shortfalls that impede, or new policies that can stimulate, the infusion of telecommunications and electronics technology into the nation's transportation system. This executive summary report on the conference is organized as follows: Executive Summary; Conference Objectives and Background; Conference Findings; Recommendations for Action; Action Plan; and Excerpts from the Keynote Addresses. Appendices contain (A) Workshop Summaries; (B) Conference Attendees; (C) Conference Co-Sponsors; (D) Summary of In-Kind Services; and (E) Description of Conference Demonstrations. The Recommendations for Action are presented in the following subject areas: The Virtual Workplace; Improving Existing Transportation Utilization; Education and Human Resource Development; Community Design; Public-Private Partnerships and Capitalization; and Land Use Planning and Growth Management.