EFFECTS OF ENERGY SUPPLY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ON URBAN MASS TRANSIT'S FUTURE

This paper examines the effects of the forecast reduction in the availability of petroleum and the forecast increase in the availability of efficient telecommunication devices on urban mass transportation systems. The topics are divided into three parts: energy for the operation of mass transit systems, the use of transit systems during an energy shortfall, and an analysis of possible changes in transit system use due to telecommunication technologies.

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  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board Special Report No. 199, Future Directions of Urban Public Transportation. Papers presented at a Conference on the Future Directions of Urban Public Transportation, September 26-29, 1982, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
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• Authors:
  • LaBelle, Sarah J
  • Bernard III, Martin J
• Conference:
  • Conference on the Future Directions of Urban Public Transportation, 1982, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 28-36
• Monograph Title: FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 199
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Equipment; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Public transit; Telecommunications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis; Energy efficiency; Fuel costs
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

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• Accession Number: 00387953
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 28 1985 12:00AM