The Problems of Mass Transport in the Metropolitan Area: An Overview |
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agreed upon plan alternative angle subtended assumptions automatic control basic bus locator system bus operations center city Chicago Transit Authority city center commuter railroads concentrated congestion consequences on public core in miles corridors decentralization defined Demand Actuated destinations developed distance from core distributed uniformly essence fare box Further highway transportation inadequate increasing increment in population industry inefficient limit of sector line is extended major city mass transit technology mass transport system metropolitan area metropolitan region metropolitan transportation mobility requirements modal choice number of routes operate efficiently oriented origins are distributed passengers peak hours population added Population density decreases predicament private automobile public transit R₁ rapid transit riders route is extended rush hour schedule serve service area solving this integral suburbs technological addition tion Traditional mass transit transit has dropped transit line transit route transit service transport technology trip travel UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN urban public transportation urban transport vehicles