VISUAL AESTHETIC IMPACTS OF AGT GUIDEWAYS

Research discussed in this report developed and tested several of the implementable assessment and display techniques identified in the report AGT Aesthetics. The objective of the research was to develop a visual assessment methodology that would achieve the following: 1) apply recognized principles of urban design to AGT guideways; 2) identify key visual aesthetic impact issues; 3) identify specific interest groups which might have different opinions regarding visual impacts; 4) measure preferences of interest groups for alternative design characteristics; and 5) assist in developing guidelines for minimizing negative impacts and maximizing positive impacts. The report presents a methodology for assessing preferences of the public for alternative AGT guideway designs. The methodology was developed and tested in Morgantown, West Virginia. The methodology statistically analyzes expressed preferences (on a ten point scale) for alternatives depicted on photo-montages. Significance of differences in preference among different interest groups (business, community organizations, the general public) as well as differences in preference for design features (guideway location, height, column spacing, and architecture) can be evaluated. The method also allows comparison of street-level appearances with and without the guideway. The method, developed after an extensive literature review and several pilot studies, is described in Chapter 3 and illustrated in Chapter 4. Study results are presented in Chapter 5.

• Corporate Authors:

  West Virginia University, Morgantown

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Morgantown, WV  United States  26506-6103

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kvashny, A
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Architecture; Automated guideway transit; Guideways; Public participation; Railroad stations; Structural design; Surveys
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Visual intrusions
• Geographic Terms: Morgantown (West Virginia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Guideway design; Station design; Umta section 11
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382283
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-WV-11-0003-84-1Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM