THE NETHERLANDS: BUSY DOING INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT CITY TRANSPORT

The Netherlands has been fostering nearly all modes of public transit and examples are given. Amsterdam has a successful 13-mile rapid transit line but citizen response has forestalled any further such construction. While numerous Dutch cities abandoned local and interurban streetcar service after World War II, revived interest in this mode hs seen a new light rail interurban being constructed out of Utrecht and existing systems in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague improved. Netherlands Railways operates almost nationwide commuter service and acts to tailor its rail passenger operations to changing markets, including opening of new stations and extending of lines. A new NS rail route has been opened to Schipol International Airport. The rural areas of Friesland are to be served by a Bustaxi demand-respohsive service, using German technology. The 2-year pilot project will determine if dial-a-bus is more cost effective than conventional scheduled service.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Carter (C Carroll)

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  Washington, DC  United States  20004
• Publication Date: 1985-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Paratransit services; Railroad commuter service; Rapid transit; Streetcars; Transportation planning; Transportation policy; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Dial-a-bus; National transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393492
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM