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Urban Transit, Systems and Technology

By

Vukan R. Vuchic

Chapter 1: istory and Role o!"ublic Transportation in Urban

#e$elopment


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%eed !or transportation&'change o! goods(arming, li$estock

)iningmetal

)ilitary#e!ense lines

"olitical&stablish presence *+ashington #C 1-/s0

Recreational ello2stone, 3rand Canyon0

&arly de$elopment o! cities


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(orm and Structure o! Cities

• %arro2Streets4 good!or 2alking

• Combination

o! grid, radial,circum!erential andirregularpatterns


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)iletus, 5sia )inor(irst systematically planned cities *67 B.C.0

(orm and Structure o! Cities


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)ost important greek city in its time.

)iletus


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)iletus Structure

• 3ridStructure 4good !or

transportation


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Rome


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)osco28 Radial andCircum!erential


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"hiladelphia


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5msterdam


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+ashington #C


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Boston


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Chicago


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"aris


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9ondon


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%e2 ork City


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San uan


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Be!ore the %ineteenth Century

Beginnings o! "ublic

Transportation


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Cable (erry


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Manual operation

Cable (erry

Mechanicaloperation


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Cable (erry


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Cable (erry


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Hackney

1; 4 Coaches *9ondon0

Fiacre


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1;1 4 Sedan Chair *"aris0


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1;;< 4 "ublic Coach *"aris0


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=nly the 2ealthy could a>ord them.

?"ublic Transportation@A


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1/s 4 orse #ra2n =mnibuses*"aris0


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1-


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=perating e'ibility

9arger number o! riders

3radual impro$ement o! condition o! streets

Strain on horses%o room !or impro$ement on capacity

=mnibuses


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=mnibus running on rails

9o2 rolling resistance

)ore eDcient use o! horsepo2er

igher capacitySmooth rails 4 com!ortable

Small 2heels 4 lo2er $ehicles 4 easier to climb

orse8#ra2n Tram2ays


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1-E< 4 orse #ra2n =mnibuses*"aris0


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1-E< 4 orse #ra2n =mnibuses*9ondon0


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1-E< 4 orse #ra2n =mnibuses*%e2 ork0


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"urchasing

(eeding

Stables

Fuickly 2orn3reat &piGootic 1-< 4 eHuine inuenGa

epidemic

orses

) h i d T it


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Steam omnibuses

)echaniGed Transit Technologies

)echaniGed Transit


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Steam omnibuses


)echaniGed Transit


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(ireless steam engine


)echaniGed Transit


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(ireless steam engine



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Cable car


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San uan 9ight and Transit Co.

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