BROAD AND COLUMBIA SUBWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY

The report was produced by an interdisciplinary team of university students demonstrating a constructive input into the planning and design of a transportation facility, the Broad and Columbia Subway Station. Subway station recommendations include provisions for the safety and security of the passenger, improved circulation and movement, physical rehabilitation of the station and connections to the activities and open courts adjacent to the station. Adjacent areas recommendations include improved land-use activities and arrangements and coordination and integration of these activities with the subway. Appendices include a bibliography related to psychological and physical effects of the subway environment. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple University

  College of Engineering Technology
  Philadelphia, PA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 222 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Commuter service; Design; Human factors engineering; Rapid transit; Rapid transit cars; Regional planning; Subways; Surveying; Surveying; Urban renewal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039844
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-00054
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 9 1973 12:00AM