WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MOBILITY NEEDS

Congestion on the roads has created a modal shift in urban transportation. Commuters who have been used to driving their private automobiles are forced to seek alternative means of getting to work. The article points out that integrated planning is necessary for the rail based sector to take advantage of this window of opportunity. To meet the mobility needs of today's society, railroads must be willing to provide investments and improve the services offered, and take the same attitude as the entrepreneurs and visionaries who developed the railways in the beginning.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

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  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Rat, H
• Publication Date: 2000-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-19
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Commuters; Level of service; Mobility; Railroad transportation; Strategic planning; Traffic congestion; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796172
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 10 2000 12:00AM