Management of large, complex, urban transportation systems involves numerous stakeholders due to the decentralized ownership and operation of distinct pieces of the physical network. In order to deliver better service to users, many urban regions are adopting technological and operational solutions, both of which necessitate interaction among the decentralized actors. This research applies a sy...

THE MORGANTOWN PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM: THE IMPACT ON FUTURE PRT SYSTEMS by Jerome Noble Submitted to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning on May 19 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in City Planning The focus of this thesis is to attempt, on an exploratory scale, to examine the extent to which the Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit System has been...

The Greater Area of Munich is in the process of establishing a coordinated approach towards multi-modal, urban and interurban transportation management. Following the development and testing of several of the basic transportation management components, under the umbrella of previous R&D projects (Munich-COMFORT, TABASCO), system integration is entering the operational phase. The MOBINET transpo...

Congestion in surface transportation systems has reached unprecedented levels, and now costs tens of billions of dollars each year in productivity and extra fuel costs in the U.S. alone. Accidents kill tens of thousands of individuals each year, and pollution from vehicle emissions degrades the quality of life of every citizen. Given the cost and danger of experimenting with operational systems...

The Umverstty of Cahforma Transportation Center (UCTC) is one of ten regional umts mandated by Congress and estabhshed m Fall 1988 to support research, education, and t~mng m surface transportation The UC Center serves f~eral Region IX and Is supported by matching grants from the U S Department of Transportation, the Calfforma Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the Umvers~ty Based on ...

With the help of new technology and methology it has become possible to manage very large amount of sensing data and apply new integrated computing models to acquire information intelligence This paper elaborates how the Internet Consumer industry has innovated at rapid pace, explores how this .This paper offers a user oriented approach to the specification of requirement for the effective mana...

Evaluating the performance of public transportation systems facilitates operational improvement and strategic decisions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative performance of 26 public urban transportation organizations in India using various criteria. We grouped these 19 criteria as Operations, Finance, and Accident-based. First, we evaluated the importance of these criteria gr...

Commuter rail systems are widely regarded as an effective transportation alternative to reduce energy consumption and emissions in large urban areas. Use of commuter rail systems in the United States is on the rise, with annual ridership increasing by 28 percent between 1997 and 2007 [1]. With growing concerns about the sustainability and environmental impacts of transportation, modal energy ef...