RAPID STREETCAR: RESCALING DESIGN AND COST FOR MORE AFFORDABLE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
In making use of new developments in streetcar technology, and offering a minimalist approach to LRT installation with an array of simple, workable, cost-reducing approaches and procedures, the Rapid Streetcar concept appears to represent an avenue for lowering the cost of LRT new starts in smaller cities and lighter-traffic corridors. Rapid Streetcar also seems to offer a substantial array of potential benefits which, combined with lower costs and an ability to attract significant ridership, suggests that appropriate projects may be cost-effective. The Rapid Streetcar variant of LRT may also prove to be substantially more competitive with modal alternatives such as Quality Bus ("Bus Rapid Transit" or "BRT").
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Availability:
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Supplemental Notes:
- Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Transportation Association
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Authors:
- Henry, L
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Conference:
- Rail Transit Conference
- Location: Miami Florida
- Date: 2001-6-10 to 2001-6-14
- Publication Date: 2004
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 10p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bus rapid transit; Bus traffic; Corridors; Cost effectiveness; Light rail transit; Modal shift; Public transit; Quality control; Rapid transit; Streetcars; Traffic
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00977293
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 1931594112
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 3 2004 12:00AM