Innovation in Public Transportation: A Directory of Research, Development and Demonstration Projects [Fiscal Year 1977]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Research projects
  • Development
  • Demonstration projects
  • Public transit
  • Directories
  • Technological innovations
  • Innovation
  • Mass transportation
  • Public programs
  • Technology
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527339
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Abstract:
  The purpose of UMTA's RD&D program is to provide information about a wide spectrum of possible improvements to urban mass transportation systems which communities can use in selecting to best way to deal with their particular transportation requirements. The principle means of providing this information is to publish annually a compilation of reports on the status of UMTA's projects. The report contains the following sections: Bus and paratransit technology; Rail and construction technology; New systems and automation; Automated guideway transit (AGT) applications; Safety and product qualification; Socio-economic research and special projects; Service for special user groups; Fare and pricing policies; Conventional transit service innovations; Paratransit; Transportation planning and management; Policy and program development; and University research and training grant program.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/508/dot_508_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.69 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FTA 50th Anniversary Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d7600c181d4cb21e6791d6e2c4dc66a7c85da52ff474f79d7d91544fb1ab72d0