BART DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT IS CONSTRUCTING A COMPLETELY NEW RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM PREDICATED ON STANDARDS OF SERVICE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PATRONAGE BY MAKING IT COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING THE PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE, IN TERMS OF SPEED, CONVENIENCE, COMFORT, SAFETY, AND ECONOMY. TO ASSURE THAT THE CAR AND THE FIXED FACILITIES WILL HAVE THE MAXIMUM PASSENGER APPEAL, PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY AND ECONOMY OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION, A DEVELOPMENT AND TEST PROGRAM WAS FORMULATED TO INCLUDE INVESTIGATION OF TRANSIT VEHICLE STABILITY AND WIND RESISTANCE, SOUND AND VIBRATION REDUCTION, IMPROVED PROPULSION EQUIPMENT, TRANSIT VEHICLE TRUCKS, AND AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND IMPROVED TRACK CONSTRUCTION METHODS. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/8674831
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 97, No TE4, PROC PAPER 8508, PP 627-650, 9 FIG
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Hammond, D G
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Demonstration projects; Fares; Propulsion; Rapid transit; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226166
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1972 12:00AM