LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE: LESSONS LEARNED IN SILICON VALLEY

The implementation of the Tasman Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project is described from inception through final design. First, the project goals and the system layout and operating characteristics are discussed. Subsequently, developments in the physical configuration, corridor land use, costs, institutional environment, and funding arrangements are presented, followed by the lessons that may be learned from the implementation of the project. The Tasman Corridor is a 20-km (12.4-mi) $530 million light rail extension of the Guadalupe Corridor LRT system in Santa Clara County, California, and is an important part of a multimodal regional transportation network that is planned in Santa Clara County. The Tasman Corridor Project's 2-year final engineering phase is essentially complete. The California and Bay Area economic profiles have changed with significant impacts to housing, business, and defense industries. In addition, the local funding environment has become uncertain. The Tasman Corridor Project offers valuable perspectives for the implementation of the LRT systems of the 21st century.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 23-32
  • Monograph Title: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, NOVEMBER 12-15, 1995. VOLUME 1
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00716760
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309061520
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Jan 30 1996 12:00AM