THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF RESEARCH IN TRANSPORT PLANNING

This review concentrates on passenger transport in urban areas. Systems described and illustrated include high speed (10 mph) pedestrian conveyors; automatic tracked vehicle systems, offering a local network service and a more extended corridor service; rapid transit systems; and finally inter-city traffic, including road, rail and air transport. Some guidelines are given regarding the overall assessment of transport systems in terms of their interaction with each other. Economic, social and environmental cost benefit considerations are also considered. /TRRL/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article is from a book entitled "New Directions in Transport Sources Information".
• Corporate Authors:

  Aslib Transport and Planning Group

  3 Belgrave Square
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • Fitchie, J W
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 6-26

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Benefit cost analysis; Economics; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Intercity transportation; Planning; Public transit; Railroads; Rapid transit; Right of way (Traffic); Tracked vehicles; Transportation; Transportation planning; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Railway
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 255: Economics; 1054: Network (traffic); 143: Planning; 1181: Rapid transit system; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147504
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 851420229
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM