A good case can be made for developing a safe, low pollution, full-width-but-half-length 'Minicar,' optimized for fleet type urban-suburban driving. Under appropriate Governmental stimulation and control, a fleet of about 26,000 Minicars served by 100 to 300 terminals can be introduced into Central Philadelphia, in the decade from 1972 to 1982, on a sound and practical business basis. This Minicar system could: (1) Increase the traffic capacity and flow in heavily congested areas by 25% to 75%. (2) Decrease localized rush hour air-pollution levels by 40% - 60%. (3) Release a potential investment of $0.4 - $0.7 billion in parking facilities for other important urban uses. (4) Reduce the suburban auto commuter's daily cost for transportation to his urban job by 40% - 50%. (5) Enhance the suburban commuter's usage of subway, train and bus transit systems by providing him with central city transportation convenient to the downtown terminals of those systems. (6) Provide the economically deprived non-car-owning urban driver with the short door-to-door travel times of a taxi ride at a price only slightly above that for a bus or subway trip. (7) Largely eliminate the need felt by urban dwellers for privately owned automobiles. (8) Produce substantial returns for the investors and operators of the Minicar system. (9) Attract more customers to the central city areas by virtue of its cleaner air, more quiet and less congested environment, and more efficient transportation facilities. (Author)


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    Title :

    Minicar Mass Transit System: Feasibility Study. Book I. Summary


    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    50 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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