| Title | Phase I Morgantown People Mover Impact Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33780 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hsiung, S.; Stearns, M. D. |
| Source | 156p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19800330 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents a summary of the system and service characteristics and impacts of the Phase I Morgantown People Mover System. The major areas of discussion of this report include an overview of Phase I Morgantown People Mover system and the impact evaluation effort associated with it, a description of system performance and service characteristics, system ridership, system finances, system impacts, and an identification of experiences that are transferable to other applications of automated guideway transit. System performance in terms of reliability improved as the system matured. Service characteristics of the People Mover system were generally better than the prior University bus system. Corridor auto travel did not decrease; however, on a more localized level, auto vehicle trips did decrease. No adverse environmental impacts resulted from the system. Some locational decisions of the facilities were influenced by the People Mover system. Experiences that have potential application to other AGT systems included the start-up, safety, and station design experience of the Morgantown system. Additionally, the modelling of travel behavior of choice users provided potentially useful information concerning the mode choice behavior of riders of other AGT systems. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8770 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8770 |
| TRT Terms | People movers; Ridership; Quality of service; Automated guideway transit; Personal rapid transit; Travel patterns; Urban transportation; Environmental impacts |
| General Subjects | Morgantown People Mover; Automated Guideway Transit (AGT); Travel Behavior; Service Characteristics; Transit Ridership |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
West Virginia |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
314427 |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1316 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-80-9; UMTA-MA-06-0026- 80-1 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33700/33780/33780.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |