Public Transportation 1996: Planning, Management, Marketing, New Technology, andSafety and Security

摘要

;Contents: Part 1--Planning; Automobile and Public Transit Use in the UnitedStates and Canada: Comparison of Postwar Trends; Developing an Index of Transit Service Availability; Planning Innovative Public Transportation Systems for Arlington, Texas; Exploration of Long-Distance Interregional Commuting Issues: Analysis of Northern California Interregional Commuters Using Census Data and Focus Group Interviews; Infrequent Riders; One Key to New Transit Ridership and Revenue; Part 2--Management; Applications of FTA National Transit Data Base for the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Management System Requirements; Assessment of Information Systems and Technologies at California Transit Agencies; Implementing a Visioning and Strategic Planning Process at CTTransit; Part 3--Marketing; Immediate Benefits: The Reason for the Car's Success and Transit's Failure; Applications of Technology in Providing Transit Information; Management Framework for Transit Pricing; Effects of Smart Cards on Transit Operators; Token Versus Stored Value Card Use in New York City Subway System: Observational Study Over Two Time Periods; Transit Path Calculation Supported by Special Geographic Information System-Transit Information System; Part 4--Technology; Urban Oasis: Guideways and Greenways in the Human Environment; Simulation Models for French Praxitele Project; Part 5--Safety and Security; Typology and Analytical Model of Violent Incidents in Public Transit; Structural Responses of Transit Buses: Impact of Wheelchair Loads; Light Rail Accident Involvement and Severity; Fire and Life Safety Systems at Washington Park Station: North America's Deepest Underground Transit Station; Analyzing a Transit Subway Station During Fire Emergency Using Computational Fluid Dynamics.