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Revenue service on the San Diego light rail transit project was inaugurated on July 26, 1981. From the project's inception, planning for the San Diego trolley placed primary emphasis on cost-effective operations. The intent was to create a system that attracted the maximum number of riders while minimizing operating cost. The San Diego trolley was, in a sense, a pioneer in light rail operations. Although off-the-shelf technology was used and light rail systems are not new to most of the world, the San Diego trolley was a first in the automobile-oriented environment of Southern California. Since the 1981 opening, the system has more than doubled in size, both in terms of route miles and ridership. After 10 years of operation, it is now time to review the performance of the trolley and look to the future.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1361, Light Rail Transit: Planning, Design, and Operating Experience (Papers presented at the Sixth National Conference on Light Rail Transit, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 24-27, 1992). Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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English

p. 278-286

1992

Transportation Research Record

0309054001

Figures (11) ; Tables (4)

Bus transit; Light rail transit; Performance; Ridership; Trend (Statistics); Trolleybuses

San Diego Trolley

San Diego (California)

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB

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