United States Department of Transportation
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Dual Mode Potential in Urban Areas
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1975-02-01
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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to determine the potential national applicability of an urbanwide Dual Mode system. The system, consisting of a mixed fleet of specially designed small personal vehicles and 12-passenger dial-a-ride minibuses operating on local streets and on a network of guideways, was examined in three hypothetical urbanized areas reflecting a broad spectrum of 1990 city types. After determining system cost and ridership in each scenario, Dual Mode's applicability as an urbanwide system was determined on the basis of three criteria: the abstract city's ability to pay for the system, the regional cost-benefit characteristics of Dual Mode, and the degree of need for additional high-capacity transportation facilities within the abstract city. The classification of the abstract cities as definite or doubtful candidates for Dual Mode was used to generate population-based applicability ranges, which in turn were used to identify the urbanized areas where Dual Mode appears to have definite or possible potential.
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