TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY: A TWENTY-YEAR OUTLOOK

An overall technology assessment of new and improved transportation systems is given. A broad survey has been made of new systems concepts for passenger and freight transportation in urban and interurban applications. Results of the findings are reported and projections of expected innovations and improvements are made along with discussion of some of the major limitations to wide scale applications over the next two decades. Recommendations for research and development emphasis in some of the more promising areas are given where possible although full analysis of cost factors and comparative analysis of competing systems were beyond the scope of this investigation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Kovatch, G
  • BARBER, J B
  • CASEY, R F
  • Zames, G
• Publication Date: 1971-8-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 194 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial transportation; Control devices; Freight transportation; Highway transportation; Improvements; Innovation; Intelligent transportation systems; Mathematical prediction; Passenger transportation; Pipeline transportation; Propulsion; Railroad transportation; Recommendations; Reviews; Suspended structures; Technology; Transportation; Urban transportation; Vehicles; Vehicular tunnels; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental design
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Cargo transportation; Transportation technology
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-71-10 Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 9 1973 12:00AM