Index:1968 tomorrows transportation new systems for the urban future.pdf

Title	Tomorrow's Transportation. New Systems for the Urban Future
Year	1968
Publisher	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Source	pdf
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Cover — Title — v vi vii viii ix x xi xii xiii xiv xv xvi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 — Back

	contents
	LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, President Lyndon B. Johnson, page ix
	FOREWORD, Robert C. Weaver, page xi
	LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES, page xv
	SUMMARY, page 1
I.	URBANIZATION AND URBAN TRANSPORTATION, page 5 The Urban Framework, page 8 Public Transportation Today, page 9 Trends in Automobile Use, page 13 The Urban Traveler, page 15 A Time For Action, page 19
II.	THE FEDERAL ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY, page 21
III.	WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, page 27 Findings and Conclusions, page 27 A Strategy for Action, page 28 Improved Methods of Analysis, Planning and Operations, page 28 Urban Transportation Information Center, page 30 Urban Transportation Test Center, page 31 Technological Possibilities, page 31 Immediate Improvements for Present Urban Transportation Systems, page 32 Urban Bus Systems Improvements, page 32 Improvements in Exclusive Guideway Systems, page 36 Urban Automobile Innovations, page 41 Improvements for Pedestrians, page 43 Immediate Improvements of General Application, page 44 New Systems for the Future, page 46 Components Technology, page 46 Recommended Future Systems, page 58 Dial-a-Bus (Demand-activated Bus Systems), page 58 Personal Rapid Transit, page 60 Dual Mode Vehicle Systems, page 65 Automated Dual Mode Bus, page 69 Pallet or Ferry Systems, page 70 Fast Intraurban Transit Links, page 72 Systems for Major Activity Centers, page 75 Summary: urban problems and program recommendations, page 79
IV.	A RECOMMENDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, page 81
APPENDIX A:	Dial-a-Bus RDTE&D Project Plan, page 85
APPENDIX B:	Summary of New Systems Study Contracts, page 89
APPENDIX C:	Bibliography of New Systems Study Project Reports, page 93
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, page 96
	INDEX, page 97