HOW RAPID TRANSIT GOT LOST IN THE CLOUDS

In the mid-1960's the U.S. government supported a resurgence of public transportation, but simultaneously denigrated the existing practitioners. Now the 10-year-old dream shared among federal government, academics, politicians and some aerospace companies has turned into a financial, technical and political nightmare which has also set back mass transit in many cities by a decade. The American government and aerospace industry have pursued the wrong products, and in consequence harmed established manufacturers, given confidence to the anti-rapid-transit lobby and disillusioned transit's well wishers. The lesson is that money can only be made on standard performance products with cost escalation clauses.

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• Authors:
  • Bond, W
• Publication Date: 1976-4-22

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 175-177
• Serial:
  • NEW SCIENTIST
  • Publisher: REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
  • ISSN: 0262-4079

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerospace industry; Air cushion vehicles; Automated vehicle control; Development; Federal government; Financing; Government funding; Intelligent transportation systems; Manufacturing; Policy; Public transit; Rapid transit; Research; Subsidies; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Aerospace; Automated transit networks; Government policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Finance; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134297
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1982 12:00AM