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Title: Comparative Performance of Los Angeles’ Transit Modes
Accession Number: 01206838
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Over the past 25 years Los Angeles, California’s Metro transit network has evolved from an all-bus system to a network of many transit services and modes. As of spring 2008, this network included a rapid transit line, three light rail lines, three busways, 19 enhanced bus routes, and 95 local bus routes. Twelve other transit operators run municipal bus services and Metrolink operates the region’s commuter rail system. This paper deals only with services operated directly by Metro, by far the dominant service provider. With Metro, we have the unique opportunity to compare a variety of transit modes all operated by the same agency within the same urbanized area. This eliminates external factors that cloud modal comparisons, such as differences in labor costs between urban areas, in operating and management practices, in efficiencies of scale, and in time and methods of data collection. The purpose of this paper is to compare the travel speeds, trip lengths, capacities, operating costs, and capital costs of four bus modes and two rail modes all operated by one American transit agency. These measurements were selected because they are straightforward to obtain and are central to any debate comparing transit modes.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01206823
Language: English
Authors: Stanger, RichardPagination: pp 151-164
Publication Date: 2010-7
Serial: Conference:
Joint International Light Rail Conference: Growth and Renewal
Location:
Los Angeles California, United States Media Type: Web
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 7 2010 8:53AM
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