Mobility of People and Goods in the Urban Environment - A Status Report

The research in progress under the Polytechnic Institute of New York's contract under the University Research Program of the U. S. Department of Transportation is presented. Some description of the University Research Program itself and of the Polytechnic's structure relative to the contract is first given. This includes student involvement and interdepartmental participation.

The research is focused in two topic areas in what was proposed as the first year of funding: mobility of the aged and handicapped, and facilitation of urban goods movement. Research objectives, current status, and directions are discussed.