Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit

Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit
Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 695
Release: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309258243

TCRP report 155 provides guidelines and descriptions for the design of various common types of light rail transit (LRT) track. The track structure types include ballasted track, direct fixation ("ballastless") track, and embedded track. The report considers the characteristics and interfaces of vehicle wheels and rail, tracks and wheel gauges, rail sections, alignments, speeds, and track moduli. The report includes chapters on vehicles, alignment, track structures, track components, special track work, aerial structures/bridges, corrosion control, noise and vibration, signals, traction power, and the integration of LRT track into urban streets.

Bus Rapid Transit Practitioner's Guide

Bus Rapid Transit Practitioner's Guide
Author: Kittelson & Associates
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2007
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 030909884X

Introduction -- Planning framework -- Estimating BRT ridership -- Component features, costs, and impacts -- System packaging, integration, and assessment -- Land development guidelines.

Making Transit Work

Making Transit Work
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for an International Comparison of National Policies and Expectations Affecting Public Transit
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, National Research Council
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9780309067485

This report was prepared for policy makers searching for ways to boost public transit use in U.S. urban areas and wishing to know what can be learned from the experiences of Canada and Western Europe. Describes the differences in public transit use among U.S., Canadian, and Western European cities; identifies those factors, from urban form to automobile usage, that have contributed to these differences; and offers hypotheses about the reasons for these differences--from historical, demographic, and economic conditions to specific public policies, such as automobile taxation and urban land use regulation.

Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual

Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual
Author: Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 0309087767

Accompanying CD-ROM contains full text of the manual, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and a library of related documents.

Highway Capacity and Level of Service

Highway Capacity and Level of Service
Author: Ulrich Brannolte
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351440667

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Highway Capacity, Karlsruhe, Germany, July 1991. Papers range widely from driving behavior and pedestrian to the numerical value of freeway capacity and transit capacity.

Traffic Operations at Intersections

Traffic Operations at Intersections
Author: Rod Troutbeck
Publisher:
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2020-06-03
Genre:
ISBN:

Traffic Operations at Intersections: Learning and Applying the Models and Methods of the Highway Capacity Manual Chapters on all-way stop-controlled intersections, two-way stop-controlled intersections, and signalized intersections Designed for practicing transportation engineers and university seniors and graduate students 11 simplified scenarios to open-up your understanding of the HCM 43 example calculations that are fully worked out and explained in detail 7 computational engines that allow you to see inside and then apply the models 138 figures to clearly illustrate concepts Additional problems online The models of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) are often the engineer's choice to analyze intersection performance. These models are complex, and nearly all transportation engineers use software implementations of these models to conduct their analyses. Software applications are powerful tools that help engineers solve problems. But these applications also serve as barriers to the understanding of the complex models embedded in the software. Our major objective in writing this book is to transform the "black box" of the HCM intersection models, and their software implementations, into a "clear box" that allows the engineer to better understand how these models work. We do this through the idea of the "simplified scenario." The eleven scenarios that we present are based on conditions greatly simplified from what you would normally see in the field. By focusing on one concept at a time, in the context of these simplified conditions, you will better understand the fundamentals of the HCM intersection models. You will then be able to apply these models to more complex intersections with skill, confidence, and insight.

Transit Street Design Guide

Transit Street Design Guide
Author: National Association of City Transportation Officials
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2016-04-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1610917472

"The Transit Street Design Guide sets a new vision for how cities can harness the immense potential of transit to create active and efficient streets in neighborhoods and downtowns alike. Building on the Urban Street Design Guide and Urban Bikeway Design Guide, the Transit Street Design Guide details how reliable public transportation depends on a commitment to transit at every level of design. Developed through a new peer network of NACTO members and transit agency partners, the Guide provides street transportation departments, transit operating agencies, leaders, and practitioners with the tools to actively prioritize transit on the street."--Site Web de NACTO.

Transit Bus Service Line and Cleaning Functions

Transit Bus Service Line and Cleaning Functions
Author: John J. Schiavone
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1995
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780309058575

Provides a variety of approaches to transit bus service line and cleaning functions so transit agencies can evaluate the effectiveness of their own operations.