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More than 50 years ago transit operations planners recognized the opportunity to make use of freeways to expedite selected movements of their conventional (gasoline and diesel) buses. Other planners found the medians and margins of freeways to be useful rights of way for rail lines. Meanwhile, electric trolleybus operation has been confined almost entirely to local urban and suburban streets with slow-moving traffic and closely spaced intersections. Now, driven by concerns about air quality and replenishable fuel, there is a renewed interest in the trolleybus mode. Progressive planners are considering the feasibility of expanding the operating environment of the trolleybus beyond its traditional boundaries. One possibility is to operate trolleybuses on freeways in a manner similar to diesel buses. If operation on freeways and other controlled-access highways is to be seriously considered, a number of factors not present with local street operation must be explored. These factors are identified and discussed.

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Air quality management; Electric buses; Freeways; Fuel conservation; Trolleybuses

Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB

Oct 7 1994 12:00AM

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• COMMUTING STRESS, RIDESHARING, AND GENDER: ANALYSES FROM 1993 STATE OF THE COMMUTE STUDY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
• COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS
• DISTANCE-BASED MODEL FOR ESTIMATING A BUS ROUTE ORIGIN-DESTINATION MATRIX
• EFFECT OF WITH-FLOW BUS LANES ON BUS TRAVEL TIMES
• EMPLOYER-PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND COMMUTER VANPOOLS: A CAUTIONARY NOTE
• EVALUATING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF EMPLOYER-BASED TRIP REDUCTION PROGRAMS: REVIEWED AND REEXAMINED
• EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF RIYADH URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
• JITNEY ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES IN NEW YORK CITY
• LINE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR ELECTRIC TROLLEYBUS APPLICATION
• LOS ANGELES METRO BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL SAFETY ISSUES
• MAXIMIZATION OF TRANSIT SECURITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE USE OF PROCEDURES
• OVERVIEW OF LIGHT RAIL AT-GRADE CROSSING OPERATIONS IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTS
• PERCEPTION AND INCIDENCE OF CRIME ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IN SMALL SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHEAST
• PUBLIC BUS ACCIDENT CHARACTERISTICS IN OHIO
• PUBLIC FEAR OF CRIME AND ITS ROLE IN BUS TRANSIT USE
• REAL-TIME DISPATCHING CONTROL FOR COORDINATED OPERATION IN TRANSIT TERMINALS
• RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING NONCOLLISION BUS PASSENGER INJURIES
• REDUCING DRIVE-ALONE RATES AT SMALL EMPLOYER SITES: COSTS AND BENEFITS OF LOCAL TRIP REDUCTION ORDINANCES--PASADENA TOWERS CASE STUDY
• REGIONAL RAIL FOR U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS: CONCEPT AND APPLICATIONS
• REGIONAL RAIL IN A LOW-DENSITY CONTEXT
• REGIONAL RAIL: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
• SHEAR CAPACITY OF U-BOLT CONNECTIONS IN TRANSIT BUSES
• UNDERSTANDING ASIAN COMMUTERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR RIDESHARE MARKETING
• WIRE REQUIREMENTS FOR TROLLEYBUS SYSTEMS