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Corporate Creators:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Advanced Public Transportation Systems AGT Automated Guideway Transit Economic Factors Group Rapid Transit (GRT) Passenger Transportation Personal Rapid Transit PRT Public Transit Shuttle-Loop Transit (SLT) Social Factors Technology Assessment
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21949/1403262
Resource Type:
Tech Report
TRIS Online Accession Number:
00099351
OCLC Number:
1908932
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
NTL Classification:
NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Advanced Public Transit Systems;NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Travel Demand;
Abstract:
This assessment of Personal Rapid Transit and other forms of Automated Guideway

Transportation has been prepared in response to a request from Congress. The

scope of this assessment complements two other studies conducted by the Office

of Technology Assessment (OTA). The subjects of these other assessments are:

1) The degree of automation which is technically feasible, economically

justifiable, or otherwise appropriate to rail rapid transit; and 2) The

process by which communities plan, select or reject, and implement rail rapid

transit systems in conjunction with other modes of transit. The objectives of

this assessment are threefold: 1)To provide the Senate Appropriations

Committee with information on the current status and the social and economic

aspects of Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) developments, 2) To assess the key

problems associated with Automated Guideway Transit as perceived by potential

riders, the communities, and the transit industry; and 3) To identify major

policy issues and automated guideway transit program alternatives, and to

explore their implications. Dual-mode systems, moving walkways, and continuous

flow systems are beyond the scope of this study. Other urban transportation

options (e.g., electric automobiles) that might contribute to overcoming some

of our current difficulties are covered, but only briefly. Consideration was

given to the economic, social, and technical aspects of Automated Guideway

Transit. The link in this record leads to a Table of Contents for this document

in hypertext that will allow the user to view in .pdf format the entire volume

(375p., 4511K) or selected chapters.


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US Transportation Collection
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