The report consists of a handbook to be used by transportation planners and urban specialists for estimating system parameters for conventional transportation technoloy. Three modes are evaluated: rail transit, local bus and bus rapid transit, and highway systems. Each mode contains an assessment of the following seven selected supply parameters: speed, capacity, operating cost, energy consumption, pollutant emissions, capital costs, and accident frequency. These parameters are organized as proxy variables in describing the characteristics of each transport mode.
Characteristics of Urban Transportation Systems: A Handbook for Transportation Planners
1979
194 pages
Report
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English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Road Transportation , Transportation , Urban transportation , Systems engineering , Handbooks , Rail transportation , Buses(Vehicles) , Highways , Operating costs , Capacity , Pollution , Accidents , Transportation management , Transportation planning , Energy consumption , Speed , Commuter transportation