ONE BILLION NEW CITY DWELLERS. HOW WILL THEY TRAVEL?

After a historical outline of urban transport developments, a prospect of the growth of cities to 2000 AD and the changing demand for urban transport is given. The author looks at forms of urban transport and their development and use: Metros and suburban rail, trams and trolley-buses, urban buses, intermediate public transport and taxis, cars and motor-cycles.

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  Radarweg 29
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands  1043 NX
• Authors:
  • BAYLISS, D
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 311-343
• Serial:
  • Transportation (Netherlands)
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • ISSN: 0049-4488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Forecasting; Motorcycles; Rapid transit; Streetcars; Taxi services; Travel demand; Trolleybuses; Urban growth
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity); Intermediate rapid transit
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366673
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM