LIGHT RAIL'S NICHES AND BOUNDARIES IN AUSTRALIAN AND ASIAN CITIES

This article surveys conditions under which light rail conversions are likely to be a superior solution for large flows of people in cities in Pacific Rim countries. Having generally few urban form constraints and few climatic handicaps, developing cities' light rail technology might be expected to display differing characteristics from those evident in the classic European systems. Building particularly on the Melbourne experience, and the boundaries to light rail expansion, which seem evident in the Melbourne context, this study explores the demand and cost parameters that determine light rail's superiority over heavyweight rail systems or bus variants. Application of the technology in low- and medium-density Asian cities is assessed to show the limits and opportunities of light rail under unusual conditions.

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  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c104685899?urlappend=%3Bseq=487
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  P.O. Box 2055, Saugatuck Station
  Westport, CT  United States  06880-0055
• Authors:
  • Joy, S
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 467-476
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Costs; Light rail transit; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); Melbourne (Australia); Singapore
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496752
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM