Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology - Week Two, High school final essays of Sociology

Download Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology - Week Two and more High school final essays Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology CIVL466 URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATON: SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY Week Two Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL TRANSIT MODES – Suburban railways – lnterurbans – Rapid transit • Suburban Railways/Regional Rail • Electric Interurban Railways • Rapid Transit/Metro Chapter Two Urban Passenger Transport Modes Transit Classifications and Definitions • Classification by Type of Usage – Private Transport – For-hire urban passenger transport (paratransit) • Demand responsive • Fixed-route, fixed-schedule – Common carrier urban passenger transport (transit, mass transit or mass transportation) – Table 2.1 reading assignment Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Transit Modes • Technologies – Refers to mechanical features of vehicles and ways of transit modes – 1. Support is the vertical contact between vehicle and riding surface which transfers the vehicle weight • Underneath-supported (more common) • Above-suspended – 2. Guidance refers to the means of lateral vehicle guidance Transit Modes • Technologies – 3. Propulsion refers to type of propulsion unit and method of transferring accel./decel. forces • Type of propulsion unit – Diesel internal combustion engine (ICE)-bus, regional rail – Electric motors-tolleybuses and most rail modes – Gasoline ICE dominates small highway vehicles, LPG, CNG are being used as well • Methods of transferring tractive force – Friction/adhesion (dominant), magnetic, cable and propeller Transit Modes • Technologies – 4. Control is the means of regulating travel of one or all vehicles in a system Transit Modes • Service Types – Types of routes • Short-haul transit • City transit • Regional transit – Stopping schedule or type of operation • Local service • Accelerated service • Express service Transit System Components • Vehicles, fleet for any mode and rolling stock for rail vehicles – Transit unit (TU) set of vehicles traveling together, single unit vehicle or a train with several vehicles • Ways, travel ways, or rights-of-way common streets and highways • Locations and facilities for vehicle stop, pick up and drop off – Stops, stations, terminals, transfer stations, mutimodal transfer stations • Bus garages or depots and rail yards-storage • Shops –vehicle maintenance and repair Transit System Operations, Service and Characteristics • Transit operations: scheduling, crew rostering, running and supervision of vehicles, fare collection, and system maintenance • Transit service • Transit system characteristics are classified in four categories – System performance • Service frequency (f) • Operating speed (Vo) • Reliability • Safety – Level of service (L/S) Transit System Operations, Service and Characteristics • Transit system characteristics are classified in four categories – System performance • Service frequency (f) • Operating speed (Vo) • Reliability • Safety • Line Capacity (C) • Productive capacity (Pc) • Productivity • Utilization Theory of Urban Passenger Transport Mode • Transportation System Evolution in a Model Urban Area (USA) – Small settlements to towns up to 100,000 – Towns -100,000 to 500,000 – Medium size cities -500,000 to 2 million – Large cities -over 2 million • European Cities – 50,000, 300,000 and 1.3 million Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Towns: arterials and bus transit Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Large cities: addition of guided transit (LRT) Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology Dr. Mehmet M. Kunt Civil Eng., EMU CIVL466 Urban Public Transportation: Systems and Technology