Title: GUIDED BUS: AN ADVANCED BUS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE RESEARCH TRIANGLE
Abstract: As suburbs grow into cities it becomes more difficult to find or preserve high capacity transportation corridors. One solution is to use low volume or abandoned rail corridors for public transportation. Testing the technical feasibility of such solution in the Research Triangle area is the focus of this report. The North Carolina Railroad between Raleigh and the Research Triangle Park serves as the case study corridor, and several configurations of guided bus, light rail, express bus, and ride sharing are examined on the basis of cost, performance, safety, design features, etc. It should be noted, however, that ridership estimates are not made, thus, operational success cannot be fully determined. Project software for modelling travel time, guideway geometry, grade crossing hazards, capital and operating costs for assumed levels of ridership is available from the McTrans Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2083.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-06-26
Language: en
Type: article
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