NTL Record

Title Engineering Cost Analysis of the Urban-Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle System
Record ID 49525
Personal Name
Creator
Hitz, John S.
Source 60p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19720101
Language English
Abstract The Urban Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle (UTACV) is presently being developed as a means of improving urban transportation. This report covers the development of a cost analysis conducted for the UTACV. The report covers the development of a computer program used for determining the costs incurred in the application of the UTACV for various hypothetical situations and for performing sensitivity analyses for the cost parameters. Specifically, based on various levels of passenger demand, the computer program determines the system operating characteristics, total project cost, operating costs, revenues, and requirements for debt financing. The report will also describe a modification of the original computer program to include a comparative cost analysis between the UTACV and Rapid Rail, Express Bus and Line Haul PRT systems.
Rosap ID dot:10964
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10964
TRT Terms Tracked vehicles; Benefit cost analysis; Operating costs; Financing; Travel demand; Passenger transportation; Economic analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Personal rapid transit; Urban transportation
General Subjects Tracked air cushion vehicles; Advanced systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Cost benefit analysis
Classification NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE;
NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Transit Economics and Finance;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Advanced Public Transit Systems;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-72-08
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49500/49525/PB253413.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository