AN ANALYSIS OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT. VOLUME 2: URBAN AREA CASE STUDIES

UMTA's Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) program aims to determine where and under what conditions AGT service characteristics will satisfy the travel needs and socioeconomic requirements of urban areas in a manner that is competitive with or superior to other transportation alternatives. This 3-volume study investigates the potential of single line AGT relative to current non-automated transit technologies to provide transportation in urban areas and to contribute to the revitalization of urban areas. The study Volume 2 examines 11 site-specific alternatives analyses within three representative urban areas, describing the results of case studies conducted in the Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas urban areas. Specific settings examined include corridors, central business districts, suburban activity centers, and medical centers. System design, ridership and cost estimates are reviewed for each site.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, PB81-228793 and Volume 3, PB81-228819. Prepared in cooperation with Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, Boston, MA. Also available in set of 3 reports PC E19, PB81-228785.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  100 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 400
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • KOCUR, G
  • Stern, W
  • HENDERSON, R
  • Smith, D
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 258 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Automated guideway transit; Central business districts; Corridors; Costs; Estimates; Forecasting; Market surveys; Needs assessment; Ridership; Socioeconomic factors; System design; Transportation; Travel demand; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: User needs
• Geographic Terms: Georgia; Illinois; Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation system design
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00343679
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-06-0165-79-3Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-70008
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 28 1982 12:00AM