Planning, Designing and Operating Multi-Center Timed-Transfer Transit Systems: Guidelines from Recent Experience in Six Cities

摘要

The planning, design and operation of a polycentric timed-transfer transit system in two American, two Canadian, one Australian and one Brazilian city is described and evaluated. The foreign systems have been in operation longer and are more fully developed than the American systems in Portland, Oregon and Tacoma, Washington. The experience gained in each of the six cities is described in terms of the location and sizing of the transit centers, the design of the physical facilities involved, route/schedule considerations and some data on operating experience gained to date. This report should be helpful to those American cities, particularly those located in the West, that wish to undertake the development of a polycentric timed-transfer bus/rail transit system that will fit well the diverse travel pattern generated by the modern polycentric city. The experience gained in each city is described in some detail and guidelines that should be helpful in other cities are highlighted.