PUBLIC TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS IN PRINCIPAL EUROPEAN CITIES

The report describes several innovations in European public transport which have been adopted as solutions to urban transportation problems. These recent developments in European transport are of particular relevance to the United States as they illustrate the range of viable alternatives that have been considered and the results achieved. Discussion of the results of planning and technology for several European cities includes both incremental and institutional improvements as well as new system and network innovations. The cities selected for evaluation are Hamburg, Gothenburg, London, Paris, and Runcorn, as each furnished a significant illustration of public transport responses to major urban problems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Carnegie Mellon University

  Wean Hall 4323
  5000 Forbes Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15213-3890
• Authors:
  • Hoel, L A
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Commuter service; Finance; Land use; Local government; Management; Networks; Planning; Public transit; Rapid transit; Systems engineering; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047756
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CMUTRI-TP-73-11 Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1981 12:00AM