Sustaining the Metropolis: Light Rail Transit and Streetcars for Super Cities

This report summarizes the presentations made at a November 2012 conference that focused on introducing the concept of light rail transit (LRT) in North America. Presentations from the conference are grouped under 11 headings: Opening General Session; What Happens When a Transit System Does, or Does Not, Build Light Rail?; Proof-of-Payment Fare Collection; Light Rail and Streetcars in Urban and University Centers; Light Rail Vehicles and Streetcars; Tailoring Light Rail Operations to Fit the Modern Multimodal Metropolis; Community Decision Making; Light Rail Transit, Streetcars, and Transit-Oriented Developments; Traffic Engineering Innovations for Light Rail Transit and Streetcars; Growing Streetcar Lines from Urban Circulators to Metro Light Rail Transit Systems; and Right-of-Way Treatments to Enhance Light Rail Transit and Streetcars Operations and Aesthetics.

Record URL:
Availability:
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Conference:
- 12th National Light Rail Conference
- Location: Salt Lake City Utah
- Date: 2012-11-11 to 2012-11-13
Publication Date: 2013-11

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
Pagination: 408p
Serial:
- Transportation Research Circular
- Issue Number: E-C177
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Decision making; Fare collection; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Multimodal transportation; Right of way (Land); Streetcars; Traffic engineering; Transit oriented development; Universities and colleges; Urban areas; Urban transit
Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01514774
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 20 2014 10:19AM