Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles

Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles
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Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2009
Genre: Local transit
ISBN: 0309117690
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Over the past decade, highway and urban congestion have garnered the attention of commuters as well as government entities. Facility joint-use, by expanding public transit using existing rail corridors, is one approach to solving the constellation of problems occurring as offshoots of congestion. The potential and feasibility of shared use of rail corridors, between light rail vehicles (associated with public transit) and freight railroads, to function compatibly are still being investigated, even as current "near shared-track" operations are evolving.

Safe Transit in Shared Use

Safe Transit in Shared Use
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2011
Genre: Local transit
ISBN:
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During the last 30 years, due to the flexibility of light rail transit (LRT), new systems have been implemented, some of which include line segments that share tracks with freight operations regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). To operate on the general railroad system, these LRT systems have obtained waivers from FRA safety regulations by operating with temporal separation. The aim of this research study was to further develop concepts for temporal separation to enable shared use operations in additional locations with more frequent and more flexible operations of FRA-compliant and non-compliant services. Based on the operating concepts and technology that facilitate temporal separation on the NJ TRANSIT River LINE, this project prepared a design for expanding freight and passenger operations while maintaining separation of modes in a configuration that is very similar to designs that have already been accepted by FRA.

Perspectives and Strategies for Promoting Safe Transportation Among Older Adults

Perspectives and Strategies for Promoting Safe Transportation Among Older Adults
Author: David W. Eby
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2018-11-27
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0128123265
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Promoting Safe Transportation among Older Adults: Perspectives and Strategies provides a concise, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource on safe mobility for an aging population. The book offers an interdisciplinary perspective for understanding and influencing the behavior of older adults with regard to their safe transportation. It is organized around the professions and disciplines that have a stake in the safe transportation of older adults and the role they play at each stage of their mobility needs. The book also addresses the various strategies that have been used to help keep older adults safe and mobile. Readers will find great insights on key issues related to aging and mobility, giving them an overarching framework for how to maintain safe mobility into older adulthood. The book enables readers to understand the perspectives of the critical groups of people involved in keeping older people safe and explores existing strategies by which an aging individual can maintain safe mobility. Utilizes a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach for examining the complexities of transportation for older adults Offers an integrated, overarching narrative for understanding the key issues of safety and mobility in our aging society Written by leading transportation and health scholars Offers insights into the perspectives of all the stakeholders, such as hands-on transportation and health practitioners, students of varying levels, researchers and policymakers

Safety and Security in Transit Environments

Safety and Security in Transit Environments
Author: Vania Ceccato
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2015-12-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1137457651
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Chapter “Crowd Spatial Patterns at Bus Stops: Security Implications and Effects of Warning Messages” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Understanding Post-Covid Safety Concerns Toward the Use of Transit and Shared Mobility in Greater Minnesota

Understanding Post-Covid Safety Concerns Toward the Use of Transit and Shared Mobility in Greater Minnesota
Author: Galen Ryan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
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This study investigates the perceived safety risks and barriers that might prevent transit and shared mobility services from attracting post-Covid riders in Greater Minnesota. It includes an online survey of Greater Minnesota residents to understand their Covid-related safety concerns and their preferences and perceptions toward existing and potential safety protocols. The survey results show that, during the post-Covid era, driving alone continues to dominate, but desires to use transit and shared mobility modes remain strong. Lack of access, lack of interest, and lack of available better alternatives jointly affect transit-use behavior. Women, people with Covid concerns, urban residents, online shoppers, and transit users are associated with stronger preferences toward Covid safety measures. People with Covid concerns, online shoppers, and transit users are also associated with preferences toward general transit service improvements. We also find that elderly people, hesitant tech users, and transit-dependent users are unlikely to be positively affected by trip-planning tools and contactless payment technology. Furthermore, income and car ownership predict future transit use, and younger age is associated with more interest in carpooling. These results help to inform transit and shared mobility providers about what safety and communications strategies will be most effective in bringing users back.