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Title: MINICAR TRANSIT SYSTEM - DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF A NEW CONCEPT
Accession Number: 00241416
Record Type: Component
Digital Copy: Abstract: UNDER CONTRACT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, MINICARS, INC., OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., HAS DEVELOPED A FLEET-OPERATED, DUAL ENGINE, SHORT-VEHICLE RENTAL CAR SERVICE EMPLOYING TERMINAL CONFIGURATIONS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE WALKING DISTANCE. THE 9-FOOT, 3-PASSENGER CAR HAS AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE JOINED TO AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR USE IN SPECIFIED TRAFFIC SITUATIONS; IT ALSO INCORPORATES OTHER ADVANCED DESIGN CONCEPTS. THE VEHICLE EMPLOYS EXISTING PARKING FACILITIES AND TRAFFIC WAYS, INCREASING THEIR UTILIZATION BY ABOUT 125% AND 30--70%, RESPECTIVELY, WITHIN THE CBD. APPLICATIONS FOR THE TRIP-TO- WORK AND RAPID TRANSIT FEEDING ARE DISCUSSED. CBD AND NON- CBD DEMAND ANALYSES ARE MADE AND RELATED TO DIVERSION TO AND FROM OTHER MODES. THE ADVANTAGES, BENEFITS, POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, AND DRAWBACKS OF THE MINICAR SYSTEM ARE EVALUATED.
Supplemental Notes: Paper sponsored by Committee on Future Concepts and presented at the 49th Annual Meeting.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410257
Authors: Vuchic, Vukan RPagination: pp 27-39
Publication Date: 1970
Serial: Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Jan 18 1971 12:00AM
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