Abstract:
The emergence of light rail transit (LRT) as a cost-effective component of the urban-suburban transportation environment has reinforced the need to examine current issues of design, construction, and operation of LRT systems in a variety of settings and in comparison with other alternatives. The framework of the 1985 LRT Conference was structured to report on innovative solutions and alternative strategies in a wide variety of site-specific situations. Because the cost of constructing all varieties of fixed-guideways systems has increased in recent years, emphasis is being placed on justifying, constructing, and operating these systems in the most economical fashion. Because of its flexibility of design, operations characteristics, and physical placement, LRT has much potential to achieve cost-effectiveness. At the 1985 LRT Conference issues that arise when LRT is compared with other modal alternatives were explored and discussed. Systems design, technology applications, and implementation planning as the related to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of LRT were also considered. This State of the Art Report contains most of the papers that were presented at the 1985 LRT Conference as well as some that were presented at the 1985 TRB Annual Meeting.
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