THE FUNDAMENTAL GAPS IN URBAN PUBLIC TRANSIT

There are two fundamental gaps in urban public transit. The first gap is the huge mismatch between the primarily medium- and lower-population-density character of metropolitan areas worldwide, as they have evolved since World War II, and the inherent inability of current rail-type transit modes and heavy, automated people-mover systems, on account of high costs and service limitations, to provide effective transit in more than a few corridors in these vast and growing places. The second gap is the failure of urban and transit planners and policymakers to respond meaningfully to the need for more effective transit services in medium- and lower-population-density areas.

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• Authors:
  • Kieffer, J
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 3-7
• Serial:
  • Infrastructure
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1081-7174

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Metropolitan areas; People movers; Population density; Public transit; Urban transit; Urban transportation policy
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00738555
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1997 12:00AM