NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and Policy;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Economics and Finances;
Abstract:
Presents an historical and current overview of public transit in Chicago and discusses the steps to be taken to integrate the planning and financing of a regional transportation system for Chicago. Details the economic impact of parking and traffic congestion in Chicago and the value of creating a new organization to oversee the development of a regional transportation system. Summarizes public transit development in the U. S., with Boston and New York specifially detailed, and offers detailed recommendations for traffic management and transit development in the Chicago metropolitan area.
The Five Year Plan Update constitutes the annual revision to the operating plan and capital program for the following five year planning period, prese...
Proper understanding of the nature of the transit travel demand is at the heart of transportation policy making and the success of transit systems. Un...
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