VALUE ENGINEERING METHODS APPLIED TO A GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEM PROPOSED FOR ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

This VE study has shown that value engineering, applied after the alternatives analysis phase, can provide significant savings on an overall transit project's costs. It also has demonstrated that single tracking is an operating technique with potential for major capital cost savings. It should therefore be given serious consideration by cities concerned about the capital cost of fixed-guideway transit. It is also believed that the savings should make single tracking a worthwhile area for federally sponsored research and development work. (Author)

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board State-of-the-Art Report 2, Light Rail Transit: System Design for Cost-Effectiveness. Presented at the Conference on Light Rail Transit held May 8-10, 1985, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Sihota, J
  • McGean, T
  • HENDERSON, C
• Conference:
  • Conference on Light Rail Transit
  • Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States
  • Date: 1985-5-8 to 1985-5-10
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 37-45
• Monograph Title: Light rail transit: system design for cost-effectiveness
• Serial:
  • State-of-the-Art Report
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0892-6891

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Capital costs; Elevated guideways; Fleet management; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle costing; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Planning; Rail transit; Savings; Single track; Value engineering
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Fixed-guideway transit; Fleet planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457384
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309039177
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 10:01PM