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Vuchic, Vukan R. |
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Urban transit : operations, planning and economics |
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Hoboken, New Jersey |
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John willey & Sons, Inc., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xvii,644p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
C O N T E N T S<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgment<br/>Part 1 TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND NETWORKS<br/>Chapter 1 TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND SERVICE SCHEDULING<br/>1.1 Basic operating elements<br/>1.1.1 Line, network, stop and station<br/>1.1.2 Vehicles, transit units and fleet size<br/>1.1.3 Usage of service: passenger flow and volume<br/>1.1.4 Operating elements: headway and frequency<br/>1.1.5 Capacity, work and utilization<br/>1.1.6 Travel times<br/>1.1.7 Speeds<br/>1.2 Information files and data collection: surveys and counts<br/>1.2.1 Organization of surveys<br/>1.2.2 Transit speed-and-delay survey<br/>1.2.3 Passenger volume and load count<br/>1.2.4 Passenger boarding and alighting counts<br/>1.2.5 Other types of surveys<br/>1.3 Transit travel characteristics<br/>1.3.1 Factors influencing transit travel<br/>1.3.2 Spatial distribution of transit travel<br/>1.3.3 Temporal variations of transit travel<br/>1.3.4 Passenger volume analysis and service capacity determination<br/>1.3.5 Characteristics of travel on a transit line<br/>1.3.6 Indicators of transit usage<br/>1.4 Scheduling of service<br/>1.4.1 Components of the scheduling process<br/>1.4.2 Determination of service requirements<br/>1.4.3 Scheduling procedure<br/>1.4.4 Procedure summary, examples and numerical schedules<br/>1.4.5 Graphical presentations of transit operations<br/>1.4.6 Crew scheduling or run-cutting<br/>1.4.7 Use of computers in scheduling<br/>1.4.8 Measures of operating efficiency<br/>Chapter 2 CAPACITY, SPEED, ACCELERATED AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS<br/>2.1 Transit line capacity<br/>2.1.1 Elements of line capacity<br/>2.1.2 Capacity computations<br/>2.1.3 Systems approach to transit line capacity<br/>2.1.4 Capacities of different modes<br/>2.2 Increase of transit speed<br/>2.2.1 Desirability of speed increase<br/>2.2.2 Possible measures for speed increase<br/>2.2.3 Sensitivity of transit speeds to elements of cycle time<br/>2.2.4 Evaluations of measures for speed increase<br/>2.3 Stops and stopping regimes<br/>2.3.1 Definitions and relationships<br/>2.3.2 Stopping regimes and stops<br/>2.3.3 Practical values of stop spacings<br/>2.4 Accelerated rail transit operations with fixed stopping schedules<br/>2.4.1 Skip-stop operation<br/>2.4.2 Zonal operation<br/>2.4.3 Express/local operation<br/>2.4.4 Comparison of all-stop, skip-stop, zonal and express/local operations<br/>2.4.5 Methodology for selection of accelerated operations<br/>2.5 Scheduling of single-track lines, circle lines and trunk lines with branches<br/>2.5.1 Single-track lines<br/>2.5.2 Circle lines<br/>2.5.3 Trunk lines with branches<br/>Chapter 3 MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION IN TRANSIT SYSTEMS ANALYSIS<br/>3.1 Application of systems analysis in transit<br/>3.1.1 Introduction of methodology<br/>3.1.2 Classification of applications<br/>3.2 Conceptual models<br/>3.2.1 The conceptual modeling methodology<br/>3.2.2 Representative applications of conceptual models<br/>3.3 Mathematical modeling procedure and applications<br/>3.3.1 The mathematical modeling procedure<br/>3.3.2 Models for optimization of rolling stock<br/>3.3.3 Models for analysis of operations<br/>3.4 Applications of simulation methodology<br/>3.5 Evaluation of systems analysis and operations research in transit<br/>Chapter 4 TRANSIT LINES AND NETWORKS<br/>4.1 Planning objectives, principles and considerations<br/>4.1.1 Passenger attraction<br/>4.1.2 Network operating efficiency<br/>4.1.3 Network - city interactions<br/>4.2 Geometry of transit lines<br/>4.2.1 Spacing of parallel lines<br/>4.2.2 Line lengths<br/>4.2.3 Line alignments<br/>4.2.4 Independent vs. integrated lines<br/>4.3 Types of transit lines and their characteristics<br/>4.3.1 Radial and diametrical lines<br/>4.3.2 Tangential, circumferential, circle and loop lines<br/>4.3.3 Trunk lines with branches and feeders<br/>4.3.4 Rights-of-way in special alignments<br/>4.4 Transfers in transit networks<br/>4.4.1 Classification of transfers by headway length<br/>4.4.2 Classification of transfers by type of line<br/>4.4.3 Metro station layouts and schedules for simultaneous transfers<br/>4.4.4 The importance of transfers<br/>4.5 Timed transfer system networks<br/>4.5.1 Timed transfer system scheduling<br/>4.5.2 Multifocal networks<br/>4.5.3 Graphical presentation of synchronized schedules<br/>4.6 Transit network types and their characteristics<br/>4.6.1 Networks of modes with different right-of-way categories<br/>4.6.2 Rail transit network types and their characteristics<br/>4.6.3 Review of transit network types<br/>4.7 Analysis of metro network geometric forms<br/>4.7.1 Classification of metro network measures and indicators<br/>4.7.2 Network size and form<br/>4.7.3 Network topology<br/>4.7.4 Application to network analysis<br/>4.7.5 Relationship of metro network to the city<br/>4.7.6 Measures of offered and utilized service<br/>4.7.7 Selection of evaluation items for specific analyses <br/>Chapter 5 PLANNING OF RAIL TRANSIT STATION LOCATIONS<br/>5.1 Objectives in station location planning<br/>5.2 Passenger travel time<br/>5.2.1 Two trade-offs<br/>5.2.2 The model<br/>5.2.3 Case a: uniform passenger distribution<br/>5.2.4 Case b: uniform cumulative boarding<br/>5.2.5 Case c: variable cumulative boarding<br/>5.2.6 Case d: variable boarding and alighting<br/>5.2.7 Application of theoretical analysis to rapid transit station planning<br/>5.3 Other objectives in station locations selection<br/>5.3.1 Area coverage<br/>5.3.2 Attraction of passengers<br/>5.3.3 Cost of stations<br/>5.3.4 Auto-transit interface<br/>5.3.5 Local objectives and requirements<br/>5.4 Integration of objectives<br/>5.5 Addition or closing of a station<br/>5.6 Area coverage versus operating speed<br/>5.6.1 Conventional approaches to planning of stations<br/>5.6.2 Use of skip-stop services to improve area coverage<br/>5.7 Station spacings on actual rail transit networks<br/>Part 2 TRANSIT AGENCY ECONOMICS AND ORGANIZATION<br/>Chapter 6 TRANSIT AGENCY OPERATIONS, ECONOMICS AND MARKETING<br/>6.1 Organizational Structure of Transit Agencies<br/>6.1.1 Board of directors<br/>6.1.2 Organizational setup<br/>6.2 Management and Personnel<br/>6.2.1 Management organization<br/>6.2.2 Personnel and labor unions<br/>6.3 Transit System Statistics, Performance and Economic Measures<br/>6.3.1 Transit service area and its characteristics<br/>6.3.2 Transit system and services <br/>6.3.3 Transit usage, work and productivity<br/>6.3.4 Revenues, costs and operating ratio<br/>6.3.5 Indicators of efficiency, utilization and consumption <br/>6.4 Transit Agency Operations<br/>6.4.1 Attitudes toward transit users<br/>6.4.2 Organization and control of operations<br/>6.4.3 Applications of ITS/Telematics technology<br/>6.4.4 Rail rolling stock/bus fleet maintenance and replacement<br/>6.4.5 Safety, legal suits and security<br/>6.5 Transit System Full Accessibility<br/>6.5.1 The problem of mobility and its solutions<br/>6.5.2 Accessibility of different transit modes<br/>6.5.3 Accessibility for different user categories<br/>6.5.4 Results and significance of full accessibility<br/>6.6 Information System for Passengers<br/>6.6.1 Planning a transit information system<br/>6.6.2 Classification of present and potential users<br/>6.6.3 Information items, their contents and forms<br/>6.6.4 Locations of information<br/>6.6.5 Common causes for deficiencies in information systems<br/>6.6.6 Planning, testing and maintenance of the information system <br/>6.7 Marketing and Public Relations<br/>6.7.1 Definition and purpose<br/>6.7.2 Marketing strategies<br/>6.7.3 Marketing activities<br/>6.7.4 Public relations<br/>6.7.5 Conclusions<br/>Chapter 7 TRANSIT FARES<br/>7.1 Objectives in transit fare determination<br/>7.2 Fare collection<br/>7.2.1 Times, locations and methods of fare collection and control<br/>7.2.2 Forms of payment<br/>7.2.3 Self-service fare collection - SSFC<br/>7.2.4 Automated fare collection - AFC<br/>7.2.5 Evaluation of fare collection systems<br/>7.3 Fare structures<br/>7.3.1 Flat fare<br/>7.3.2 Graduated fares<br/>7.3.3 Comparison of the three fare structures<br/>7.3.4 Transfer fares<br/>7.4 Special higher and lower fares<br/>7.4.1 Fares for high-quality services<br/>7.4.2 Peak/off-peak and commuter fares<br/>7.4.3 Child, family and student fares<br/>7.4.4 Fares for senior citizens, disabled and low-income persons<br/>7.4.5 Night, group, family and other special fares<br/>7.4.6 Use of special fares<br/>7.5 Fare level<br/>7.5.1 Influencing factors<br/>7.5.2 The range and domains of fare level<br/>7.5.3 Fare elasticity of transit demand<br/>7.5.4 Characteristics of different domains<br/>7.5.5 Selection of fare level<br/>Chapter 8 FINANCING OF TRANSIT<br/>8.1 Principles and Trends in Financing Transit Services <br/>8.1.1 Government participation in transportation financing<br/>8.1.2 Funding of different transportation modes in the U.S.<br/>8.1.3 Principles in allocating transportation funds<br/>8.1.4 Sources of funds for public services<br/>8.1.5 Relationship of transit fare levels and public financing<br/>8.1.6 Roles of different government levels<br/>8.1.7 Summary review of public policies in transit financing<br/>8.2 Sources of Local and State Funds for Transit<br/>8.2.1 Taxes dedicated to transit<br/>8.2.2 Characteristics of different types of taxes<br/>8.2.3 Transit organizations with taxation powers<br/>8.2.4 Structure of local-state-federal funding<br/>8.3 Federal Funding of Transit<br/>8.3.1 Development of the federal role in transit <br/>8.3.2 Trends in federal funding<br/>8.3.3Criteria for capital fund allocation<br/>8.4 Improving efficiency of transit agencies<br/>8.4.1 Requirements for efficiency<br/>8.4.2 International efforts to increase transit efficiency<br/>Chapter 9 TRANSIT OWNERSHIP, REGULATION AND ORGANIZATION<br/>9.1 Private transit companies and public takeover<br/>9.1.1 Transit origins and the needs for government control<br/>9.1.2 The problems with private companies<br/>9.1.3 Public takeover of transit companies<br/>9.2 Ownership and forms of transit systems<br/>9.2.1 Private transit companies<br/>9.2.2 City area public transit agencies<br/>9.2.3 Regional transit agencies<br/>9.3 Integration of transit provided by different operators<br/>9.3.1 Limited functional integration<br/>9.3.2 Full functional integration: Transit federation <br/>9.4 Regulation of transit services<br/>9.4.1 Purposes of regulation and its categories by subject<br/>9.4.2 The role and importance of transit regulation<br/>9.5 Unregulated transit services<br/>9.5.1 Unregulated paratransit in developing countries<br/>9.5.2 Deregulation experiments in developed countries<br/>9.5.3 Transit deregulation in other countries<br/>9.6 Evolving forms of transit ownership, organization and management<br/>9.6.1 Organizational problems and their causes<br/>9.6.2 Reevaluation of transit agency structures<br/>9.6.3 Privatization and other forms of transit reorganization<br/>Part 3 TRANSIT SYSTEMS PLANNING AND MODE SELECTION<br/>Chapter 10 TRANSIT SYSTEMS PLANNING<br/>10.1 Purpose and organization of transit planning<br/>10.1.1 Short- and long-range transit planning<br/>10.1.2 Need for comprehensive planning<br/>10.1.3 Legal and administrative aspects<br/>10.1.4 The initial set of comprehensive transportation plans<br/>10.1.5 Evolution and trends in urban transportation planning<br/>10.2 Planning procedure and methodology<br/>10.2.1 The basic steps in a transportation planning process<br/>10.2.2 Transit system planning procedure<br/>10.2.3 Setting goals, policies, objectives and standards<br/>10.2.4 Data collection and evaluation of the present system <br/>10.3 Travel and transit demand forecasting<br/>10.3.1 Introduction to four-step and other demand forecasting models<br/>10.3.2 Trip generation<br/>10.3.3 Trip distribution<br/>10.3.4 Modal split<br/>10.3.5 Trip assignment<br/>10.3.6 Alternative methods to four-step model<br/>10.4 Transit plan development, evaluation and selection<br/>10.4.1 Planning procedure<br/>10.4.2 Examples of long-range transit planning<br/>10.5 Review of the process and trends in transit planning<br/>10.5.1 Planning process and its components<br/>10.5.2 Trends in transit planning<br/>Chapter 11 ANALYSIS, EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF TRANSIT MODES<br/>11.1 Evaluation and selection of public projects<br/>11.2 Transit mode evaluations<br/>11.2.1 Classification and review of mode comparison studies<br/>11.2.2 The basic principles and methodology for transit mode evaluation<br/>11.3 Definition of the conditions set<br/>11.3.1 Passenger requirements<br/>11.3.2 Transit operator's requirements<br/>11.3.3 Community requirements<br/>11.3.4 Selection of requirements<br/>11.4 Formulation, comparison and selection of candidate modes<br/>11.4.1 Formulation of alternative modes or systems<br/>11.4.2 Mode evaluation and selection<br/>11.4.3 Summary of mode selection procedure<br/>11.4.4 An example of the mode comparison procedure: Lindenwold Rail Line and Shirley Busway<br/>Chapter 12 PLANNING AND SELECTION OF<br/>MEDIUM AND HIGH PERFORMANCE TRANSIT MODES<br/>12.1 Basic elements of transit modes <br/>12.1.1 Right-of-way categories and their significance <br/>12.1.2 Transit system technology<br/>12.1.3 Type of network and service <br/>12.1.4 Interdependence of ROW and systems technology<br/>12.1.5 Review of technological and operational features <br/>12.2 Medium performance transit modes <br/>12.2.1 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) <br/>12.2.2 Light Rail Transit (LRT)<br/>12.2.3 Automated Guided Transit (AGT) <br/>12.2.4 Comparisons of medium performance modes <br/>12.3 High performance transit modes<br/>12.3.1 Light rail rapid transit modes (LRRT)<br/>12.3.2 Rail Rapid Transit (Metro) <br/>12.3.3 Rubber Tired Rapid Transit (RTRT)<br/>12.3.4 Monorails <br/>12.3.5 Review of guided modes and their automation<br/>12.3.6 Regional transit modes<br/>12.3.7 Trends in regional rail transit development<br/>Appendix I SI and English units and conversion factors<br/>Appendix II List of Abbreviations<br/>Appendix III Definitions of transit systems terms<br/>Appendix IV Answers to selected exercise questions<br/>Index<br/> |
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