HIGH TECH AND LOW : BRIGHT IDEAS IN TRANSPORTATION

In this paper, the author first gives an overview of four promising technologies and why they never really took off. These include: dial-a-ride, personal rapid transit (PRT), ride-sharing and congestion pricing. A discussion of projects that succeeded include light rail, the four-step travel demand model, and geographic information systems. The author then focuses on upcoming projects that hold the potential to succeed. These include: value pricing large-scale modeling initiatives, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and traffic calming.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: December 1999
• Authors:
  • Ewing, Reid
  • 0000-0002-4117-3456
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-21
• Serial:
  • Planning. Vol. 65, no. 12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Technology assessment
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00788625
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Mar 23 2000 12:00AM