Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit

Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit
Title Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit PDF eBook
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher Transportation Research Board
Pages 216
Release 1995
Genre Transportation
ISBN 9780309061520

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The 1995 National Conference on Light Rail Transit (LRT), "Building on Success--Learning from Experience", emphasizes the lessons resulting from the maturing of North American LRT systems. The conference adds to the growing body of knowledge and real-world experiences with modern LRT applications. Volume 1, contains 36 conference papers, organized in four parts. Volume 2, contains both conference papers and associated papers presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C.

National Conference on Light Rail Transit : [proceedings].

National Conference on Light Rail Transit : [proceedings].
Title National Conference on Light Rail Transit : [proceedings]. PDF eBook
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Pages 224
Release 1995
Genre Railroads, Local and light
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Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit

Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit
Title Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit PDF eBook
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Pages 201
Release 1996
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Red Light Camera Systems Operational Guidelines

Red Light Camera Systems Operational Guidelines
Title Red Light Camera Systems Operational Guidelines PDF eBook
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Pages 64
Release 2005
Genre Electric eye cameras
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South Sacramento Corridor, Transit Improvements

South Sacramento Corridor, Transit Improvements
Title South Sacramento Corridor, Transit Improvements PDF eBook
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Pages 604
Release 1997
Genre
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Downtown Sacramento-Folsom Corridor, To Improve Transit Services, US 50/Folsom Boulevard

Downtown Sacramento-Folsom Corridor, To Improve Transit Services, US 50/Folsom Boulevard
Title Downtown Sacramento-Folsom Corridor, To Improve Transit Services, US 50/Folsom Boulevard PDF eBook
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Pages 212
Release 2000
Genre
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Rail and the City

Rail and the City
Title Rail and the City PDF eBook
Author Roxanne Warren
Publisher MIT Press
Pages 335
Release 2014-09-12
Genre Architecture
ISBN 0262325632

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An architect makes the case for rail transit as the critical infrastructure for a fluidly functioning and environmentally sustainable urban society. The United States has evolved into a nation of twenty densely populated megaregions. Yet despite the environmental advantages of urban density, urban sprawl and reliance on the private car still set the pattern for most new development. Cars guzzle not only gas but also space, as massive acreage is dedicated to roadways and parking. Even more pressing, the replication of this pattern throughout the fast-developing world makes it doubtful that we will achieve the reductions in carbon emissions needed to avoid climate catastrophe. In Rail and the City, architect Roxanne Warren makes the case for compact urban development that is supported by rail transit. Calling the automobile a relic of the twentieth century, Warren envisions a release from the tyrannies of traffic congestion, petroleum dependence, and an oppressively paved environment. Technical features of rail are key to its high capacities, safety at high speeds, and compactness—uniquely qualifying it to serve as ideal infrastructure within and between cities. Ultimately, mobility could be achieved through extensive networks of public transit, particularly rail, supplemented by buses, cycling, walking, car-sharing, and small, flexible vehicles. High-speed rail, fed by local transit, could eliminate the need for petroleum-intensive plane trips of less than 500 miles. Warren considers issues of access to transit, citing examples from Europe, Japan, and North America, and pedestrian- and transit-oriented urban design. Rail transit, she argues, is the essential infrastructure for a fluidly functioning urban society.