URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE UNITED STATES

The fuel shortage, plus emission control requirements on cars that decrease fuel efficiency, should contribute to alternatives for buses and automobiles for transportation. Systems described include rapid transit line haul, rubber-tire rapid transit, modified bus service, door-to-door service (dial-a-bus) and major activity center distribution techniques.

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• Authors:
  • ROMUALDI, J P
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 195-204
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Impacts; Mobility; Mode choice; People movers; Public transit; Rapid transit; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future growth; Passenger demand
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071972
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1981 12:00AM