PRT: A Suitable Transport System for Urban Areas in Sweden

Details

• Creators:
  Andreasson, I. ; Andreasson, Ingmar
• Corporate Creators:
  Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Personal rapid transit
  • Intelligent vehicles
  • Urban transportation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  KFB-1998:38
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Sweden
• ISBN:
  9188371115
• Corporate Publisher:
  Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
• Abstract:
  This report summarizes a thematic research programme "Advanced transit systems" performed at Chalmers University ofTechnology during the years 1994-97. The programme aims to investigate if Personal R apid Transit (PRT) may be a suitable system for urban areas in Sweden. Various research disciplines have treated the problem each from their perspective. The department of Consumer Behaviour studied user encounter with technology, City Planning studied the impact on cityscape, Structural Mechanics studied guideway design, Logistic Center used simulation to analyze operations, implementation and travel demand and finally Economics estimated social costs and benefits. The conclusions are: PRT technology is available; PRT is a possible solution for small and medium-sized urban areas; PRT has capacity to replace buses and light rail; PRT cannot replace subway and commuter train; PRT could be accepted by travellers; PRT can reduce transit trip times to half; PRT may attract 20-25% of present car trips; PRT may be socially profitable; Visual impact is the main obstacle; Further research on guideway design is needed.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35998/dot_35998_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.21 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f15c62a5fe12ec0188321ca1748d1237ee69f151e6805de7005a27e799a2aac0