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Urban transit systems and technology / Vukan R. Vuchic.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vuchic, Vukan R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban transportation--United States--Planning.
- Urban transportation.
- Transportation engineering.
- United States.
- Planning.
- Local transit--United States--Planning.
- Local transit.
- Transportation engineering--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 602 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2007]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Including coverage of such integral subjects as travel time, vehicle propulsion, system integration, fully supported with equations and analytical methods, this book is the primary resource for students of transit as well as those professionals who design and operate these key pieces of urban infrastructure.
- Contents:
- History and role of public transportation in urban development
- Urban passenger transport modes
- Vehicle motion and performance
- Transit system performance: capacity, productivity, efficiency, and utilization
- Highway transit: bus, trolleybus, and bus rapid transit
- Rail transit: streetcars/tramways, light rail, rapid transit, and regional rail
- Unconventional concepts and systems: automated guided transit and monorails
- Specialized technology systems
- Paratransit
- Characteristics and comparisons of transit modes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-564) and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Vuchic, Vukan R. Urban transit systems and technology.
- ISBN:
- 9780470168066
- 0470168064
- Publisher Number:
- 99986122143
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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