Hiroshima Seibukyuryo New Town and the New Transit System
This paper introduces a project that will have far reaching social, economic, and cultural significance and which has been labeled as one of the projects that will initiate development...
The New Transit System Plan for Sendai City
It is observed recently in Sendai City that the motor traffic from suburban residential areas to the city center is rapidly increasing and incoming cars are often delayed in the morning...
The Von Roll Monorail at Merry Hill, U.K.
In June 1991 a Von Roll monorail commenced operations at the privately developed Merry Hill Shopping Centre in the U.K. The paper describes the application of the Von Roll monorail to...
Providing People-Mover Access for the Getty Center
An Otis People-Mover System was selected by The Getty Trust to transport visitors to The New Getty Center Museum for the Arts from an entry parking area up a steep hillside to the museum...
The New U.S. Senate Subway System
It was recognized in 1909, when the first Senate Subway System was installed, that a rapid means of securely transporting Senators from their remote offices to the Capitol Building was...
Short-Distance Transportation Systems in Japan
Short-distance transportation systems are getting public attention as a means of urban transportation as well as a tool of urban development. This paper briefly describes the current situation...
The TrAAm People Mover Project
TrAAm is the new exclusive people mover for American Airlines at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Since opening in late 1991 it has been carrying over 18,000 people a day....
Denver International Airport AGTS?A Progress Report
Denver International Airport (DIA), the first major airport to be built in the United States in nearly 20 years, is under construction approximately 25 miles (40 km) northeast of downtown...
Narita Airport People Mover System
This paper gives a general overview of the People Mover installed at the Narita Airport by Otis Elevator in 1992. Included is a description of the unique combination of a cable propelled...
Charles De Gaulle Airport People Mover Story
Even in the firsts master plan designs for the Charles De Gaulle (CDG) Airport, an internal people mover (PM) link was imagined to serve the airport. Thirty years after the original master...
Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport APM Systems
The Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) at Fumicino near Rome has grown significantly over the past ten years and this is expected to continue. FCO is well located to serve as...
Fundamentals of Personal Rapid Transit
Advances in technology now make possible the realization of a dream many planners have had of a new form of urban transportation that can reverse the trend of ever increasing congestion...
Designing APM Circulator Systems for Major Activity Centers: An Interactive Graphic Approach
An interactive graphic computer program, called Circulator, is used to design an APM circulator system for a large and complex major activity center. The design process is intuitively...
Simulation of Large PRT Systems for Swedish Cities
Simulation models have been developed in Sweden to analyze large PRT networks. A new control concept is introduced called `point-synchronous control'. It is a practical way of realizing...
APM Activities in Gothenburg
The Gothenburg Traffic Authority has found that new traffic policy goals are very difficult to achieve with conventional public transport techniques. Two studies on new concepts have been...
New Opportunities Offered by Cable Systems
After a brief summary of the first cable systems installed in cities, and the fundamental principles which determine their use; the advantages of these systems are addressed compared with...
Cable-Drawn Systems in Shuttle Applications
Cable-drawn Automated People Mover systems have long been regarded as having technology restrictions which often preclude them from being considered for many applications. However, for...
The Challenge of Operating Roped Shuttles on Curved Guideways
Guideway curvature creates design challenges unique to roped people mover systems. These challenges include: Positioning large numbers of rope support sheaves along the guideway to support...
Technology Developments from the Las Colinas APT System
The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss the major technical developments that were provided as part of AEG Westinghouse Transportation Systems, Inc.'s contract for the Las...
Design and Construction of the Miami Metromover Extensions
Final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of two extensions to the existing Downtown Miami Automated People Mover, known as the Metromover, began in September 1989. Millions...
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