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Evolution, Benefits & Challenges

Unit 1: Introduction. Evolution, Benefits & Challenges. Outline. Evolution of US public transportation system Benefits and challenges Use of public transportation. Let’s start with a history lesson. EVOLUTION of US Public Transportation. History of Public Transportation.

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Evolution, Benefits & Challenges

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  1. Unit 1: Introduction Evolution, Benefits & Challenges

  2. Outline • Evolution of US public transportation system • Benefits and challenges • Use of public transportation

  3. Let’s start with a history lesson EVOLUTION of US Public Transportation

  4. History of Public Transportation

  5. History of Public Transportation

  6. History of Public Transportation • Centuries of overcoming technological problems • Issues still exist…

  7. Consider the prominent US public transportation systems in place today What are the critical issues for these systems? What makes these systems useful/ successful? What encourages people to use these systems? DISCUSSION TOPIC

  8. …many solved by Public Transportation! Congestion Energy / Environment Equity Safety Health Land Use / Availability Aging Population Community Critical Transportation Issues

  9. Worth achieving these goals, but many issues need to address BENEFITS and CHALLENGES

  10. Congestion

  11. Why travel collectively? Simply: Space

  12. In 2005, Public transportation reduced CO2 emissions by 6.9 million metric tones 340 million gallons of gasoline saved Energy / Environment

  13. Equity

  14. Safety

  15. Accessibility

  16. So, transit solves most of these problems. Yet, we aren’t using transit. Why? Solving problems…

  17. Auto traffic no regulated Integration & regulation of transit lacking Planning & organization limited Solving problems…

  18. Modal Split Change

  19. 7 Demands of Useful Transit Service

  20. Elements of Good Transit Service 7 Demands of Useful Service How Transit Services Them

  21. Let’s look at where transit is being used Use of Public Transportation

  22. 2010 APTA Agency Facts

  23. 2010 APTA Metro Facts

  24. 2012 Atlanta Area Service Statistics

  25. Transit Ridership over time

  26. Transit Use Growing

  27. Fixed Guideway Systems

  28. New Rail Systems (2004 – 2010)

  29. Do voters support transit?

  30. Conclusion • Centuries of overcoming technological problems, but issues still exist • Transit can help with • Congestion • Energy / environment • Equity • Safety • More

  31. Conclusion • Yet transit usage is low • Auto traffic not regulated • Transit suffers from improper planning, design and operations • Thus the need for this course

  32. Reference Materials in this lecture were taken from: • VukanVuchic, “Urban Transit Operations, Planning and Economics” (2005). • Walker, J. (2011). Human transit: How clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives. Island Press. • Schrank, David, Bill Eisele, and Tim Lomax. "TTI’s 2012 urban mobility report." Proceedings of the 2012 annual urban mobility report. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas, USA (2012). • SAIC, 2007, Public Transportation’s Contribution to US Greenhouse Gas Reduction Chen, Ewing, Winkelman, 2008, Growing Cooler. • Dickens, Matthew, John Neff, and Darnell Grisby. "APTA 2012 Public Transportation Fact Book." (2012).

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