Urban Public Transportation Systems: Ensuring Sustainability Through Mass Transit. Proceedings of the Second International Conference, April 14-18, 2002, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

The Second International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems was held in Alexandria, Virginia on April 14-18, 2002. The theme of the conference was ensuring sustainability through mass transit. This document contains the proceedings of the conference, and it presents 46 papers from 12 countries. The papers generally covered one or more of the following three topics: (1) socioeconomic characteristics, land use, and travel patterns of the city; (2) the existing urban transportation system, its operations in the city and its use by the people; and (3) issues of sustainability related to the city's public transit system.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Conference:
  • Second International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems: Ensuring Sustainability Through Mass Transit
  • Location: Alexandria Virginia, United States
  • Date: 2002-4-14 to 2002-4-18
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 520p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; Conferences; Land use; Operations; Public transit; Socioeconomic factors; Sustainable development; Sustainable transportation; Travel patterns; Urban areas; Urban transit; Urban transportation; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01002601
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784407177
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 26 2005 2:10PM