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Automated guideway transit : an assessment of PRT and other new systems, including supporting panel reports : prepared at the request of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Transportation Subcommittee

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  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
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  • 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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