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.


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    Title :

    Characteristics of Urban Transportation Systems: A Handbook for Transportation Planners


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    194 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English