Improving Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Connectivity and Access with the Segway Human Transporter and Other Low Speed Mobility Devices
This report presents the results of the first phase of a two-part project: 1) research and feasibility analysis and 2) the field operational test and research of a shared-use Segway HT, electric bicycle, and bicycle rental model linked to a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District station and surrounding employment centers. The feasibility analysis identified the Pleasant Hill BART station and surrounding community, in the East San Francisco Bay Area, as a viable field test location for the introduction of low-speed modes. The location met all criteria established for the project, including: 1) favorable location physical attributes, such as employment density and distribution, available pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure, and the absence of significant transit feeder service); 2) community support, in particular, the ability of the field test design to address the safety concerns of the elderly, disabled, and pedestrian advocates; 3) evidence of a large pool of employers who could benefit from the service; 4) a transit station vendor to distribute the devices; and, 5) a multijurisdictional location to enhance the transferability of the results.
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Corporate Authors:
University of California, Berkeley
California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
Richmond, CA United States 94804-4648University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA United States 94720-1720California Department of Transportation
1120 N Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814 -
Authors:
- Rodier, Caroline J
- Shaheen, Susan A
- Novick, Linda
- Publication Date: 2004-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 71p
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Serial:
- PATH Research Report
- Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
- ISSN: 1055-1425
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Access; Bicycles; Bicycling; Public transit; Scooters
- Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Segway Human Transporter
- Uncontrolled Terms: Last mile
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01044822
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PRR-2004-27
- Contract Numbers: 65A0142
- Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Mar 5 2007 5:42PM