THE STATE OF URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION: VOLUME III--BUS TRANSIT

THIS STUDY IS INTENDED TO: (1) SUMMARIZE, AGGREGATE, AND EXTRACT THE ESSENSE OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION (RD&D) PROJECTS, TRANSIT INNOVATIONS AND RECENT URBAN EXPERIENCES; (2) DEVELOP CATEGORIZATION OF SUBJECT MATTER IN THE FIELD OF URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION RD&D; (3) IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS MAJOR AREAS OF INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE IN EACH CATEGORY; (4) ACCESS THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF OVERCOMING THE IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES; AND (5) DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF OR ENLARGED EMPHASIS ON PREVIOUS OR ONGOING UMTA RD&D PROGRAM AREAS. THE PURPOSE OF RD&D IS TO DEVELOP, DEMONSTRATE AND EVALUATE A SPECTRUM OF FEASIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS WHICH CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO SOLVE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS. THE SIX VOLUMES ARE: SUMMARY, UMTA RD&D FINDINGS AND PROJECTS, BUS TRANSIT RAIL TRANSIT, NEW SYSTEMS, AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, IN VOLUME III, URBAN BUS SYSTEMS ARE DESCRIBED AND RELATED TO OTHER TRANSPORTATION MODES. MARKET FOR BUS TRANSIT AND COSTS ARE DISCUSSED AND THE IMPACTS OF URBAN BUS TRANSIT ON RIDERS, OPERATORS, THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY ARE PRESENTED. AREA STUDIES INCLUDES BUS TECHNOLOGY, BUS TRAFFIC SYSTEMS AND SERVICE INNOVATIONS, AND BUS TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO BUSWAYS AND INFORMATION ON FOREIGN INNOVATIONS IS INCLUDED. APPENDIX "A" IS "RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN BUS TRANSIT: TWO EXAMPLES" AND APPENDIX "B" IS "FOREIGN BUS TRANSIT INNOVATIONS: SELECTED EXAMPLES." A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract VA-06-0007 Rept No UMTA-VA-06-0007-72-3
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Defense Analyses

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  Arlington, VA  United States  22202

  Syst Anal Div

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• Authors:
  • Stabler, E
  • Margolis, H
  • Ugel, S F
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 90 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Design; Development; Improvements; Management; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Research; Systems analysis; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228300
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 11 1974 12:00AM