DUAL MODE POTENTIAL IN URBAN AREAS

The purpose of this study was to determine the potential national applicability of an urbanwide Dual Mode system. The system, consisting of a mixed fleet of specially designed small personal vehicles and 12-passenger dial-a-ride minibuses operating on local streets and on a network of guideways, was examined in three hypothetical urbanized areas reflecting a broad spectrum of 1990 city types. After determining system cost and ridership in each scenario, Dual Mode's applicability as an urbanwide system was determined on the basis of three criteria: the abstract city's ability to pay for the system, the regional cost-benefit characteristics of Dual Mode, and the degree of need for additional high-capacity transportation facilities within the abstract city. The classification of the abstract cities as definite or doubtful candidates for Dual Mode was used to generate population-based applicability ranges, which in turn were used to identify the urbanized areas where Dual Mode appears to have definite or possible potential.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Heaton, C
  • BARBER, J
  • Benjamin, P
  • Paules, G
  • Ward, D E
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 91 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Control; Dual mode transportation systems; Guideways; Methodology; Minibuses; Networks; Paratransit services; Ridership; Transit riders; Transportation; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Dial-a-bus
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090536
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-74-20 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1981 12:00AM