PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES

The report is a collection of papers on urban transportation solutions that have been tried or are being proposed in North American cities and the specific urban transportation problems which they address. It is designed as a general overview on public transportation issues. The first article examines deficiencies in existing systems, relative use of urban transportation modes, characteristics of transit riders, the peaking problem, and categories of alternatives for improvement. Three other articles examine options for meeting urban transportation needs: rail rapid transit, bus rapid transit, and para-transit. Emphasis is placed on defining the role in urban transportation each option can play and on summarizing system experiences with them.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Virginia, Charlottesville

  Center for Transportation Studies, P.O. Box 400742
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22904-4742

  Department of Transportation

  Office of University Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hoel, L A
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 93 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus rapid transit; Buses; City planning; Highway traffic; Local government; Management; Mode choice; Paratransit services; Peak periods; Policy; Public transit; Rapid transit; Reviews; Socioeconomic factors; Sociology; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Systems management; Transportation management
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection; Peak capacities; Rapid transit railways; Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158941
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/TST-77/39
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-50233
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 1981 12:00AM