A multicriteria decision making method for evaluating alernative transportation projects

摘要

A multicriteria decision making methodology is proposed for selecting among a set of transportation projects the most preferred alternative. The proposed methodology has the ability to deal with multiple and conflicting objectives, to consider both objectively and subjectively measured criteria, and to gauge the relative importance of individual responses in a non-homogenous panel of judges. The proposed methodology offers a simple and effective way to sensitize the value of each individual judge's decisions based on his/her self expressed knowledge, initial judgmental consistency, and perceived bias in his/her pattern of choices. The proposed method is illustrated through its application on a real-word decision making problem involving the selection of a preferred alternative for the construction of a major urban arterial street in Miami. Florida.