| Title | Dual Mode Potential in Urban Areas |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49532 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Heaton, Carla; Barber, John; Benjamin, Peter; Paules, Granville; Ward, Don |
| Source | 92p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publisher | United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publication Date | 19750201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the potential national applicability of an urbanwide Dual Mode system. The system, consisting of a mixed fleet of specially designed small personal vehicles and 12-passenger dial-a-ride minibuses operating on local streets and on a network of guideways, was examined in three hypothetical urbanized areas reflecting a broad spectrum of 1990 city types. After determining system cost and ridership in each scenario, Dual Mode's applicability as an urbanwide system was determined on the basis of three criteria: the abstract city's ability to pay for the system, the regional cost-benefit characteristics of Dual Mode, and the degree of need for additional high-capacity transportation facilities within the abstract city. The classification of the abstract cities as definite or doubtful candidates for Dual Mode was used to generate population-based applicability ranges, which in turn were used to identify the urbanized areas where Dual Mode appears to have definite or possible potential. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10971 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10971 |
| TRT Terms | Benefit cost analysis; Control; Dual mode transportation systems; Guideways; Methodology; Minibuses; Networks; Paratransit services; Ridership; Transit riders; Transportation; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation |
| General Subjects | Transportation networks |
| Classification | NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Advanced Public Transit Systems; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-OST-74-20 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49500/49532/DOT-TSC-OST-74-20.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |