GENERAL PROBLEMS IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN URBAN AREAS

The paper examines some of the existing policies and lack of policies on underground space as they pertain to rail rapid transit development projects in the United States. It discusses problems which have occurred during the development of both San Francisco's BART and the Washington, D.C. Metro project due to the conflict of interest in the use of such underground space. Several guidelines are offered for consideration and formulation of a national policy on the use of underground space.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Engineering Foundation Conference on the Need for National Policy for the Use of Underground Space, Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Me., June 25-29, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Garrett, V
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Engineering Foundation Conference on the Need for National Policy for the Use of Underground Space, Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Me., June 25-29, 1973.
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 140-148

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Policy; Structural design; Subway stations; Subways; Transportation planning; Tunneling; Tunnels; Underground structures; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129133
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1981 12:00AM