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Title: LINE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR ELECTRIC TROLLEYBUS APPLICATION
Accession Number: 00667620
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The method used to evaluate candidate electric trolleybus lines in Los Angeles is described. The effort was aimed at defining which lines should first be implemented, in support of the regional air quality mandate. Some may view electrification as a capital enhancement to an existing motor coach plant, but this intense 3-month evaluation phase focused on its operations and maintenance aspects. The evaluation team analyzed data for packages of three to four lines and looked at the future network layout and ensured trolleybus compatibility with transit maintenance facilities plans. The review culminated with a formal screening, followed by further refinement of the top-rated packages. About a third of the original packages were recommended for inclusion in the draft environmental impact statement. Operations issues covered the ridership impacts of potential line truncations if only the core leg of a regional route is electrified. Also examined was how future electric trolleybus lines might interface with other modes: express bus, commuter rail, and urban rail transit. The key package selection criteria are displayed in a sample evaluation matrix. These criteria were first tailored to the Los Angeles planning context. The evaluaton framework is broadened for transferability to other cities, enabling the densest segments of local bus lines to be upgraded.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1433, Public Transportation: Bus, Rail, Ridesharing, Paratransit Services, and Transit Security. 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
Monograph Title: Public transportation: bus, rail, ridesharing, paratransit services, and transit security Monograph Accession #: 01401241
Language: English
Authors: Guillot, ElainePhifer, SusanPagination: p. 59-67
Publication Date: 1994
Serial: ISBN: 0309055105
Features: Figures
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Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 7 1994 12:00AM
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