GIS-based evaluation of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) for reducing car dependence within Melbourne, Australia

<p>In the present decade, urban transportation need to satify the requirement of the commuter to move faster and at the same time to achieve its affordability goal to the end user. In pursuit of this exploration, infrastructure built to cater the existing transportation modes & network should be utilised to provide a sustainable solution. Accordingly, it has been discussed a new ideology of utilizing the emergency walkway of the existing metro rail elevated viaduct for providing services named Emergency Rapid Transit (ERT) and Personal Rapid transit (PRT). This paper describes about the requirements, pros and cons of implementing this ideology.</p>

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Personal Rapid Transit—Computer Simulation Results and General Design Principles

Automated People Movers and Transit Systems 2013 ◽

10.1061/9780784412862.021 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

W. Choromanski ◽

I. Grabarek ◽

J. Kowara ◽

B. Kaminski

Keyword(s):

Computer Simulation ◽

Design Principles ◽

Rapid Transit ◽

General Design ◽

Personal Rapid Transit ◽

Simulation Results

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Concept of Advanced Personal Rapid Transit at Airports

Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering ◽

10.3311/ppci.16894 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kenku Mobolaji ◽

Dávid Földes ◽

Csaba Csiszár

Keyword(s):

Access Time ◽

Rapid Transit ◽

Related Services ◽

Transportation Demand ◽

Personal Rapid Transit ◽

Baggage Handling ◽

User Expectations ◽

Private Transportation ◽

Airport Terminals ◽

Parking Facilities

The increase in air transportation demand implies challenges on airport ground access. Using private transportation mode to reach the airport is a typical practice which results in the vast demand for parking facilities. These facilities are located farther from the terminal, increasing the access time. This research aimed to develop the concept of an advance airport Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) that connects parking facilities to the terminal as a shuttle service, and provides on-board integrated flight-related services, such as check-in and baggage handling. The system architecture and operational models were developed, thus all relevant components and functions were identified, especially focusing on information management tasks. A questionnaire survey was performed and conducted at Budapest Airport to reveal the user expectations towards an advanced PRT service at the airport. Moreover, a layout selection method was developed which was applied to Budapest Airport as a case study. The proposed PRT service provides a seamless transit by access to airport terminals from remote parking facilities conveniently and the time consumption of flight-related activities is significantly reduced too.

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