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Black Alan

Urban mass transportation planning - New York McGraw - Hill, INC 1995 - 411p. - McGraw-Hill series in transportation .

0-07-113950-8


Urban Development
Operation and Management
Urban transportation policy
Pricing and Finance
Urban transportation problem, major issues involving transit
History of urban transit : Major movers of 19th century, subway and elevated systems, interurban electric railways, arrival of motor vehicle, decline of street car, ridership trends
Federal role in Urban transit : Background of highway programs, revival of interest in transit, federal transit legislation, US department of transportation, federal transit aid programs, planning requirements, federal polices
Institutions and issues : Role of states, electrons on transit issues, transit manufacturing industry, labour/ labor unions, privatization, suburban gridlock
Conventional transit modes : Suburban railroad, heavy rail, light rail, bus, rail v/s bus
Paratransit : Dial-a-ride, taxi, jitney, ride sharing
Innovative technology : Personal rapid transit, people movers, rail transportation, guided busway, highway transportation, water/ air transportation,
Planning transit networks : Planning methodology, configuration of network, designing a single route, spacing of routes, spacing of stops, frequency of service, bus size
Operation and management : Operating cycle, adhering to schedule, special service patterns, fare collection, marketing, accidents, crime, subway graffiti
Transit and urban development : Symbiotic relationship, past impact of transit, impact of transit today, impact of highways, land use theory and simulation, measuring benefits of transit, issues of desirable urban form
Energy and environmental impacts
People who ride transit : Characteristics of transit travel and riders, attitudes of travelers, modal split models
Special groups of users : Transportation- disadvantaged, poor, elderly and disabled, accessibility issue, women
Estimating system costs : Construction costs, vehicle costs, operating costs, user costs
Pricing and financing : Elasticity of demand, pricing, fee transit, subsidies, source of fund for transit, earmarked taxes and trust funds, equity in transit finance
Policies for future : Future trends, major policy issues, reforming automobile, land use policy, how to solve urban transportation problems

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