COST ASPECTS OF ELEVATED GUIDEWAY DESIGN

The paper presents some of the cost-saving features incorporated in current optimum guideway designs, identifies the general areas where cost-reductions may be initiated and summarizes guideway costs for the majority of present day vehicle systems. Innovative design concepts aimed at Personal Rapid Transit systems are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the International Conference on Personal Rapid Transit, Denver, Colorado, September 16-19, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Colorado, Boulder

  Center for Urban Transportation Studies
  Boulder, CO  United States  80302
• Authors:
  • Prestegaard, E
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Elevated guideways; Intelligent transportation systems; Personal rapid transit
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165031
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Vol 2, Pap 35 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1981 12:00AM