MASS TRANSPORTATION: A NATIONAL COMMITMENT

This paper emphasized the need for a national commitment to public transportation and the need for legislative action to provide stable long-term funding. It is estimated that a $77 billion commitment could provide the systems and rolling stock for public transit to attract upwards of 38 billion trips by 1990. The three basic modes of ground transportation--rail transit, bus, and automated personal rapid transit--are discussed and their relative role and funding needs advanced.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for meeting 24-28 February 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Lancaster, T A
  • Hearn, D L
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Governments; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Transportation planning; Transportation policy
• Old TRIS Terms: Government planning; Government policies; Transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 750443 Preprint, HS-017 792
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1981 12:00AM