HUMAN FACTORS IN URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Urban growth and the development of the megalopolis have forced a re-examination of all urban transportation systems in terms of their ability to satisfy human needs and preferences. Encouraging the re-emergence of public transportation in cities requires a total assessment of the physical and behavioral characteristics of the user population as well as their economic, social, and esthetic preferences. This population includes many groups not normally considered in human engineering design, such as the physically or functionally handicapped and the aged. Existing data are reviewed and research needs are identified for the design of urban transportation systems.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Human Factors Society

  Johns Hopkins University Press
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21218
• Authors:
  • Hoag, L L
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 119-131
• Serial:
  • Human Factors
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0018-7208
  • EISSN: 1547-8181
  • Serial URL: http://hfs.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Human factors; Passengers; Persons with disabilities; Rapid transit; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096549
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1981 12:00AM