Light Rail Transit: Planning, Design, and Implementation
TRB Special Report 195: Light Rail Transit: Planning, Design, and Implementation is the proceedings of a confernce that focused on key technical and institutional issues that are unique to implementation of the LRT mode.
These papers are divided into four groups. Those in Part 1 and 2 provide an overview of light rail transit and policy and planning considerations. They treat issues such as institutional arrangements, community and citizen participation, feasibility factors, development constraints and energy considerations. The papers in Part 3 cover engineering design of LRT fixed facilities and railcar technology. Part 4 contains papers on operating issues, including such matters as surface operations, self-service fares, the interface with bus transportation, and general traffic considerations.
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