Creating a Guide to Advance the Art and Science of Decision-Making

Transportation leaders encounter multiple situations daily that require decisions to be made. These decisions can have impacts on billions of dollars or an entire state of travelers, and they often need to be made quickly and without all the information available.

NCHRP Web-Only Document 435: Creating a Guide to Advance the Art and Science of Decision-Making, from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, is based on the idea that the leaders of transportation agencies serve an essential role as decision-makers. Fulfilling this role effectively relies on their ability to do so quickly, accurately, and with agility in the face of changing circumstances.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Creating a Guide to Advance the Art and Science of Decision-Making. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/15276.

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