IMPACT OF ADVANCED GROUP RAPID TRANSIT TECHNOLOGY

This assessment of advanced group rapid transit (AGRT) was made in response to a request of the House Committee on Appropriations to evaluate the need for this technology and its relationship to national mass transportation goals. Increases in traffic congestion, petroleum shortages, and decreasing mobility for the transit-dependent reflect a growing need for more efficient and effective transportation options. This report examines the need for further advances in automated guideway transit (AGT) technology and evaluates their potential impacts on various stakeholder groups.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/493
• Corporate Authors:

  Office of Technology Assessment

  1730 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Publication Date: 1980-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 68 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Development; Evaluation; Federal government; Magnetic levitation; Mobility; Personal rapid transit; Public transit; Rapid transit; Research; Strategic planning; Technological forecasting; Transportation planning; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00313897
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: OTA-T-106
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1982 12:00AM