FLORIDA: THE WORLD'S SHOWPIECE FOR AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVERS

The first Automated People Mover (APM) started operation in 1971 in the Tampa International Airport. Since then, several APMs have been built in airports, downtowns, university campuses, theme parks, and other major activity centers around the world. In this modern transit technology of APMs, Florida has a unique place with nine APMs. Including the first APM, Florida has three downtown people movers (Miami, Tampa, and Jacksonville), three airport people movers (Miami, Orlando and Tampa), and three theme park people movers (Walt Disney World in Orlando, Busch Gardens in Tampa, and Metro Zoo in Miami). With the nine people movers which exhibit APM technologies of different system suppliers such as Bombardier, Intamin, Otis, Unimobil, Wedway, and Westinghouse, Florida is the world's showpiece for APMs. This paper presents the preeminence of Florida in APMs through brief descriptions of the systems that are operating in the state.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Bondada, MVA
• Conference:
  • Sixth International Conference on Automated People Movers (APMs)
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Date: 1997-4-9 to 1997-4-12
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 263-271

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport ground transportation; Automation; People movers; System design; Technology assessment
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769624
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784402892
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1999 12:00AM