Download or read book New Designs and Operating Experiences with Low floor Buses written by Rolland D. King and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1998 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report provides information on the current market for low-floor buses and provides a summary of operating experiences on the basis of discussions with transit agencies and low-floor bus manufacturers. The report includes information on customer satisfaction and acceptance, bus capacity and ridership impacts, bus operating experiences, impacts on maintenance and facilities, safety experiences, and operator and mechanic acceptance and satisfaction. Also included is a discussion of the current market and market trends for low-floor buses, an update of the status of low-floor bus technology and technological developments, and a summary of key specifications for low-floor buses available to the North American transit market.
Download or read book Low floor Transit Buses written by Rolland D. King and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report of the Transportation Research Board describes, primarily, findings from four transit agencies with standard size, low-floor transit buses in service with respect to passengers, maintenance, operations, drivers, and planning and administration. Additionally, it presents some general insights from transit agencies operating smaller low-floor transit vehicles, and, in particular, describes concerns relative to road clearance, winter operations, operations in high water, and impacts on operating practices. It contains technical specifications from U.S., Canadian, and European manufacturers for all these buses.
Download or read book London s Low floor Buses written by David Beddall and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 180 wonderful photographs, this is a stunning photographic tribute to London's low-floor buses.
Download or read book Uses of Higher Capacity Buses in Transit Service written by P. Brendon Hemily and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."
Download or read book Use of Rear facing Position for Common Wheelchairs on Transit Buses written by Uwe Rutenberg and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2003 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This synthesis will be of interest to transit agency staff and those who work with them in dealing with common wheelchair securement on transit buses. It offers information on existing programs in many countries and documents transit agency experiences for the benefit of others considering similar deployments, in particular with respect to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and to its use in U.S. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. The report describes the state of the practice with respect to the use of rearfacing position for accommodating common wheelchairs (as defined by the ADA) on large transit buses (more than 30,000 lb) and identifies pertinent issues related to its transferability to the U.S. context.
Download or read book Transit Planning and Research Reports written by Marina Drancsak and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual written by Transit Cooperative Research Program and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2003 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM contains full text of the manual, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and a library of related documents.
Download or read book Transit Bus Service Line and Cleaning Functions written by John J. Schiavone and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a variety of approaches to transit bus service line and cleaning functions so transit agencies can evaluate the effectiveness of their own operations.
Download or read book Strollers Carts and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains written by Joey M. Goldman and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2011 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 88: Strollers, Carts, and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains documents the state of the practice of transit agencies managing capacity on vehicles carrying customers with large items. The synthesis also includes a discussion of vehicle designs to accommodate these various large items."--pub. desc.
Download or read book The Use of Small Buses in Transit Service written by P. Brendon Hemily and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2002 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the use of small buses -- 30 ft or less in length -- as replacements for large buses in fixed-route, scheduled servcice or those used in innovative, more flexible operations such as route deviation or demand-response service.
Download or read book Operational Assessment of Paralympics Transit System written by David Spiller and published by . This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, Atlanta, GA, hosted the Paralympics, a world-class athletic competition for athletes with disabilities. To support the Paralympics, a specialized transit service was planned and deployed to service the travel needs of the athletes, trainers and officiating staff using a combination of low-floor buses and lift-equipped buses. An operational assessment was conducted, focusing on bus access technologies that enable boarding and alighting operations. information Signage (on-board the buses, and at wayside boarding/alighting locations) that also either enable or limit full access to the transport services was also investigated. Illustrated.
Download or read book Analyzing the Costs of Operating Small Transit Vehicles written by KFH Group and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This User's Guide explains the accompanying Small Transit Vehicle economics (STVe) model - a tool designed for transit planners and others making decisions about the purchase of small transit vehicles for different services and operating environments. The computerized STVe model is based on the principles of engineering economics and allows the user to assess whether it makes economic sense to invest in a particular type of vehicle, based on user-defined inputs. The User's Guide describes how to run the model and interpret its results.
Download or read book Public Transportation On the Move written by Marc Wortman and published by Visual Reference Publications. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transportation Design showcases the innovative design work evident in some of today's transportation areas and facilities. Projects include airport terminals, bus and train/subway stations, seaport passenger facilities, bridges and walkways, pedestrian tunnels, and more. Plus, full-color photos, engineering renderings, and informative text show how leading architectural and design firms facilitate the efficient and safe arrival of commuters and recreational travelers.
Download or read book Low Floor Double Deckers written by Gavin Booth and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In just under 25 years, double-deck buses in the UK have undergone a transformation. Every double-decker in service today is a low-floor bus offering easy access to everyone. It covers all the operators that run them. The story is told for the first time, on a model-by-model basis, with many images, which show the buses throughout the UK.
Download or read book New Standard Bus Equipment written by Public Technology, inc and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To consider amendments to the Urban mass transportation act of 1964 to provide operating assistance for projects located in areas other than urbanized areas to provide for mass transportation assistance to meet the needs of elderly and handicapped persons and for other purposes written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rapid Transit Series Buses written by Evan T. McCausland and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Motors wanted to revolutionize transit bus design after having success with their New Look Bus through the 1960s. Being protagonists for progress, GM's engineers created a prototype coach that would address all of the New Look's shortcomings. This RTX (Rapid Transit Experimental) was a shock to the transit industry, and it wasn't until 1977 when the better-developed RTS bus became part of the Advanced Design Bus project and was the descendant of GMC's entry in the U.S. DOT's 'Transbus' project. The RTS is notable for its curved body and window panels and has become recognized as a timeless design just like the GM New Look was. In 1987 the RTS patents were sold to Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) and then they sold the rights to NovaBus in 1994 who left the U.S. market in 2002. However, Millennium Transit Services has since revived the RTS in 2006. Here it is, the only book with the full in-depth history that is also well illustrated with time-period photography and a color section.
