ASSESSING TOPOLOGICAL CONFIGURATIONS FOR RAPID TRANSIT NETWORKS

Metro and light rapid transit systems provide an effective means of transportation in several large cities. Several criteria and quantitative tools can be used by planners to design and assess potential configurations. This article proposes a classification and study of the most commonly used topological patterns. Numerical indices are developed to assess the various configurations.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Montreal

  Center for Research on Transportation (CRT)/CIRRELT
  P.O. Box 6128, Station Centre-ville
  Montreal, Quebec  Canada  H3C 3J7
• Authors:
  • Laporte, G
  • Mesa, J A
  • Ortega, F
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 20 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Configuration management; Light rail transit; Mapping; System design; Topography; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Topographical factors
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00714516
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 1995 12:00AM