EDMONTON'S NORTHEAST LIGHT RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT: LRT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS IN THE CITY OF EDMONTON

This paper discusses whether the intermediate-capacity transit line is economically viable and acceptable in the community-social sense. In terms of capacity, the studies underline a problem inherent in coping with large peak passenger-handling capacities by conventional full-scale bus services (in the order of "a bus per minute" flows)--that of high operating cost very susceptible to inflation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the RTAC Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • MacDonald, D R
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the RTAC Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, 1975.
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 161-167
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Passenger transportation; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Edmonton (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153053
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1981 12:00AM