Visual Aesthetic Impacts of AGT (Handbook for Planning and Design of Automated Guideway Transit Systems) Guideways

摘要

The research discussed in this report developed and tested several of the implementable assessment and display techniques identified in the report AGT Aesthetics. The objective of the research was to develop a visual assessment methodology that would achieve the following: (1) apply recognized principles of urban design to AGT guideways; (2) identify key visual aesthetic impact issues; (3) identify specific interest groups which might have different opinions regarding visual impacts; (4) measure preferences of interest groups for alternative design characteristics; and (5) assist in developing guidelines for minimizing negative impacts and maximizing positive impacts. This report presents a methodology for assessing preferences of the public for alternative AGT guideway designs. The methodology was developed and tested in Morgantown, West Virginia.