LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT: OUT OF HISTORY INTO NEW SOLUTIONS FOR URBAN MOBILITY
The potential of light rail transit to provide a new urban transport mode was considered at a 3-day conference. Development of light rail systems has been more rapid in countries where streetcar lines are still available than in the U.S., where most of the railway street industry was wiped out as highway construction advanced. Nonetheless, transportation planners are becoming more aware of the versatility of light rail systems with respect to location. Options for location are discussed, as are such aspects as community benefits and design characteristics.
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- Taylor, S F
- Publication Date: 1975
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Photos;
- Pagination: p. 2-5
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Serial:
- Transportation Research News
- Issue Number: 60
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0738-6826
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Fixed routes; Light rail vehicles; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Social impacts; Street railroads; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
- Old TRIS Terms: Community consequences
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00131807
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 5 1981 12:00AM