Transportation, Terrorism and Crime: Deterrence, Disruption and Resilience [PDF]
, 2020 : Terrorists likely have adopted vehicle ramming as a tactic because it can be carried out by an individual (or “lone wolf terrorist”), and because the skills required are minimal (e.g.
Edwards, Frances L., Goodrich, Daniel C.
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The Price of Inaction: An Analysis of Economic Impacts Associated with SEPTA's FY 2008 Operating Budget "Plan B" Alternative [PDF]
, 2007 As of May 2007, SEPTA has a budget shortfall of $129.6 million. Without a source of funding that can balance the transit organization's budget this summer, SEPTA would be forced to implement "Plan B," which would cut service by 20 percent and increase ...
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Tradeoffs between costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the design of urban transit systems
Environmental Research Letters, 2013 Recent investments in the transit sector to address greenhouse gas emissions have concentrated on purchasing efficient replacement vehicles and inducing mode shift from the private automobile.
Julia B Griswold +2 more
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New Technologies for Sustainable Urban Transport in Europe [PDF]
, 2006 In the past few years, the European Commission has financed several projects to examine how new technologies could improve the sustainability of European cities. These technologies concern new public transportation modes such as guided buses to form high
Parent, Michel
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Safety of Vulnerable Road Users (VRU's) in Light-Rail Transit (LRT) Environment
, 2021 Samir Ahmed, Rifat Bulut
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Feasibility Of One–Dedicated–Lane Bus Rapid Transit ⁄Light–Rail Systems And Their Expansion To Two–Dedicated–Lane Systems: A Focus On Geometric Configuration And Performance Planning, MTI Report 08-01 [PDF]
, 2009 This report consists primarily of two parts, the first on feasibility and the next on space minimization. In the section on feasibility, we propose the concept of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or light–rail system that effectively requires only one dedicated
Pratama, Agus +2 more
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Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesThis paper presents a comprehensive lifecycle environmental and economic sustainab ility of two medium-capacity urban transit systems − Very Light Rail (VLR) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
David Boateng Yeboah +1 more
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Research on Scheme Selection of Rapid Low-floor Light Rail Vehicle [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesAt present, there is no rail transit in China that can directly connect the main urban areas and satellite cities without passengers transferring halfway.
Wu Na, Qiang Feng
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Knowledge of the Concept Light Rail Transit: Determinants of the Cognitive Mismatch between Actual and Perceived Knowledge [PDF]
, 2012 peer reviewedThe Flemish public transport company “De Lijn” is planning the development of a new Light Rail network for medium range distance trips (10 to 40km).
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Examining the Development Effects of Modern-Era Streetcars: An Assessment of Portland and Seattle [PDF]
, 2018 Most U.S. cities pursuing streetcars are doing so primarily for their purported development effects, as opposed to for their transportation role, yet there is little evidence about the nature or magnitude of these development effects due to a scarcity of
Brown, Jeffrey, Mendez, Joel
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