Description of the San Diego Trolley: San Diego Trolley Implementation Process Evaluation

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• Corporate Creators:
  San Diego Association of Governments ; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Costs
  • Financing
  • Freight service
  • Ridership
  • System design
  • Transit vehicle operations
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Public Transportation
  • Railroads
  • I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  working paper no. 7
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527306
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  San Diego (California);Washington (District of Columbia);United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation ; San Diego Association of Governments
• Abstract:
  Following an 18-month analysis of transit alternatives, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board of Directors made a determination that the San Diego Trolley was a feasible project in June 1978. Final design engineering was initiated in January 1979, the first construction contracts were awarded in December 1979, and revenue service was initiated in July 1981. This paper reviews the following: Planning and approval; System characteristics; System operations; Forecasted patronage; Costs and funding; and Rail freight operations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/445/dot_445_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FTA 50th Anniversary Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8af8bffd90450d272e55e5ead5731bfaff67f4cd1e2294aa299d6081c8045f81