Urban Public Transport Today

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ISBN: 9780203362235 | 0203362233
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Copyright: 3/9/2004

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This book is about how local public transport can be made a less unacceptable alternative to the private car than it is now. It is intended for officials, politicians and others interested in the land use/local transport conundrum. It is also valuable to town planners, those working for passenger transport authorities and anyone concerned with policy making and project appraisal for local public transport.

Preface
Issues facing local public transport
The rise of the private car
Ephemeral integration of land use/transportation planning
Car-oriented land uses
Increasing road congestion
Public transport for the mobility impaired
Public transport for the young
Finance of local public transport
Public transport has a poor image
Responses of public transport
The Transport Act
Political attitudes
A parochial view
The variety of public transport . Buses
Trolleybuses
Minibuses
Railways
Guided light transit
People movers
Maglev
Taxis
Boats
Conclusions
Urban rail
Recent light rail studies
Does urban rail stimulate economic activity?
Does public transport reduce road traffic congestion?
Effect of urban rail on public transport usage
Loss of local shops
Light rail opens up new opportunities for local residents
Have we got the right routes? Environmental improvements
High capacity access
Comfort, reliability, speed
Cost, adaptability to urban surroundings
The conditions under which urban rail has been planned
Factors influencing urban rail in the next five years
The next five years
Light rail studies in the UK. Local bus services . Issues
Ways of improving local bus services
Bus priority
Vehicle developments
Integration of services
Management of services
Information technology for bus operations
New fares structures and types of ticket
Improved information for passengers
Measures to improve the environment on buses
Conclusions
UK studies for bus priority
Bus and railway stations
Functions of bus and railway stations
Are local bus stations needed? Passenger safety
Bus station design
Spacing of stations
Access to stations
Land use and public transport planning
The rise and fall of integrated land use/transportation planning
The need for land use/transportation planning
Statutory land use/transportation documents
Influences on land uses by transport authorities and transport operators
Influences on transport demand by a planning authority
Professional responsibilities for decisions on public transport infrastructure
What action is needed? Some case studies of integrated land use/transportation planning
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Some comparisons with Stockholm
A note on Swedish government structure and its influence on land use/transportation planning
Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich
Conclusions on Sweden and Germany
Choice of local public transport technology
Criteria for choosing between forms of public transport
Some of the main choices
Choice of route for local public transport
Route patterns
Criteria for choice of route location
Public transport and road traffic restraint
Why cities need road traffic restraint and public transport
Public transport issues in traffic-calmed areas
What level of public transport access is needed?
Are diesel buses compatible with achieving a high quality environment in pedestrian and traffic-calmed streets?
How do underground and street running of public transport compare in effectiveness?
If there is to be street running, how much priority is to be given to public transport?
What degree of traffic restraint is needed?
What role is there for park and ride?
How much car parking is to be provided?
Policy towards cycling
The design of traffic calming measures
Traffic calming should be Part of a package of transport and town planning measures
Summary and conclusions
Integration of public transport services
Integration of timetables
Integration of tickets and fares
Integration of services for the less mobile
Does integration need regulation and planning?
Are integration and competition incompatible?
Financial rules do not favour integration
Park and ride
Summary
Conditions favouring the success of park and ride
Reasons for and against park and ride
Finance for local public tran
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