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...
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...
MM21 (Minato Mirai 21) Project in Yokohama, Japan
This paper outlines the `Moving Walkways,' a new, continuous transportation system that the City of Yokohama plans to build as the ideal local transportation for `Minato Mirai 21.' The...
Planning for Airport APM Systems?New Applications
Traditionally, automated people mover (APM) systems at airports have been used to move passengers between a main terminal, in which ticketing and baggage claim occurs, and aircraft gates...
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....
Beyond the Airport Terminal: People Mover Technologies at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has been on the forefront of using people mover technology since the early 1970s and the installation of the Westinghouse Satellite Transit System...
Newark International Airport APM: A Progress Report
This paper presents an overview of the progress of the Newark International Airport APM project, emphasizing facility design and construction....
Expansion of the Newark International Airport Monorail
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PA) has planned, designed, and begun constructing an APM system at the Newark International Airport (EWR). This system, called the Monorail,...
Honolulu International Airport (HIA) APM
The Hawaii Department of Transportation, in planning to meet passenger demands over the next 20 years, is providing for expanded terminal buildings. The expanse of the airport requires...
Automated Guideway Transit to Provide Access to New York City Airports
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is currently addressing the issue of airport access in a multi-faceted manner. Besides several transit system management measures, the Aviation...
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...
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...
Closing the Gap: Transit Revenue Opportunities
The LandEagle Project is based on the premise that public transit systems can be financially self sustaining; an idea usually greeted with wonder and amazement. This paper explores methods...
Simulation Modelling of PRT Systems
Background is provided on a computer model that simulates operation of a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system. A description is given of how the PRT model is constructed of track segments...
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...
Initial Planning and Implementation of the Telluride Gondola Transit System
Construction on the first phase of a gondola transit system began in the summer of 1992, with the goal of connecting the town of Telluride, Colorado with the Telluride Mountain Village,...
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...
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