Characteristics of Urban Transportation Systems – Revised Edition

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• Creators:
  Levinson, Herbert S.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration ; Cambridge Systematics ; Urban Institute ; SYDEC, Inc. ; Abrams-Cherwony & Associates ; Lea+Elliott, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automated guideway transit
  • High occupancy vehicle lanes
  • Highways
  • Handbooks
  • Manuals
  • Travel demand
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Transportation (General)
  • Urban transit
  • Public transit
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-T-93-07
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington (District of Columbia) ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00634154
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• Abstract:
  The objective of this document is to provide a single source of sketch planning data on the most important performance characteristics of contemporary urban transportation systems in a format that lends itself to easy reference. This handbook does not deal explicitly with passenger demand, but assesses also the supply or performance characteristics of urban transportation systems, including the following: speed; capacity; operating costs; labor inputs; capital costs; energy consumption; emission of air pollutants; and, accident rates and costs. The following modes are discussed: rail transit (rapid, light, and commuter); bus transit; automobiles, trucks, and the highway system; high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; and, automated guideway transit (AGT).
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/423/dot_423_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FTA 50th Anniversary Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ae816f7cd407cf5a76c5d8dee81bac17e0823da10db08889eb55959268fdd8e7