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.
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Authors:
- Bertini, Robert L
- Botha, J L
- Nielsen, K O
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Conference:
- Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit: Building on Success--Learning from Experience
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: 1995-11-12 to 1995-11-15
- Publication Date: 1995
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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Serial:
- Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
- Volume: 1
- Issue Number: 8
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 1073-1652
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Finance; Financing; Implementation; Institutional issues; Land use; Layout; Light rail transit; Strategic planning; Transportation corridors; Urban growth; Vehicle operations
- Uncontrolled Terms: Operating characteristics
- Geographic Terms: Santa Clara County (California)
- Old TRIS Terms: Tasman corridor project; Urban corridors
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00716760
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309061520
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jan 30 1996 12:00AM