A Vehicle Mass Transit System for Greatly Improved Mobility Using the Existing Infrastructure

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew A. Frank
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Vehicle Mass

MODEL DISTRIBUSI PERJALANAN PENDUDUK UNTUK PENENTUAN KORIDOR ‘LRT’ DI PULAU BATAM

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Djoko Prijo Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Network Performance ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Mass Transit ◽  
Distribution Model ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Trip Distribution ◽  
Home Interview ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Private Car

In consequence of the increasing of regional economic activities in Pulau Batam, a reliable transportation system is required. Decreasing road network performance as a result of increasing traffic volume needs a strategic planning to anticipate the worsening condition in the future. One of the solutions is by providing mass transit system which is expected to attract private car users. Therefore, determination of potential corridor of mass transit system need to be identified so that the system provide better accessibility. Trip pattern in Pulau Batam must be known by developing trip distribution model. The trip distribution model is calibrated using origin-destination (O-D) data that is based on home interview survey. The validated model will be used to forecast and simulate travel demand onto transport network. Result of model calibration process shows mean trip length difference between model and survey is equal 0.141 %. From simulation of trip assignment is obtained that potential corridor for mass transit system using LRT is Batu Ampar – Batu Aji via Muka Kuning. Passenger forecast in the year 2030 is 193,990 passenger/day (2 directions).

scholarly journals SIL Implementation on Safety Functions in Mass Transit System

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-270
Author(s):  
James Li
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transit ◽  
Control Technology ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Safety Integrity Level ◽  
Iec 61508 ◽  
Safety Function ◽  
Defense Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
World Demand ◽  
En 50129

The concept of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) has been developed within different systems of standards (IEC 61508, EN50129 and DEF-STAN 00-56). These standards are applied in different areas: control technology (IEC 61508), railway technology (EN50128 and EN 50129), and defense technology (DEF-STAN-00-56). Nowadays, a lot of the mass transit turnkey projects around the world demand the contractors to follow CENELEC standards and SIL concept for the safety function implementation. Although the concept of SIL is mentioned in these standards, the interpretation of the concept of SIL in these standards is not consistent and unequivocal. This paper is written to elaborate the anomalies of SIL interpretation among these various standards in order for safety engineers to obtain a more detailed view on the concept of SIL over these standards.

The Mexico City Metro and Its Riders

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda M. López
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Mass Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The Status ◽  
Private Car ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The City

Mexico City’s subway, commonly known as “el Metro,” opened its first line of service on September 4, 1969. Since then, the mass transit system, operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), has expanded to include 195 stations across twelve lines that serve an estimated five and a half million riders per day. The metro was constructed not only to alleviate severe traffic congestion in the city’s center due to population growth and private car use, but also it was envisioned as part of a plan to modernize the city and raise Mexico to the status of world cities such as Paris and Montreal. The low fare has made it one of the primary modes of transportation for the city’s working class, who use it in combination with other forms of public transportation to reach jobs in distant parts of the metropolis. Some studies have shown that the Metro has exacerbated geographic segregation between rich and poor as well as perpetuated low wages. Beyond its function as a mass transit system, the Metro was envisioned as and still serves as an important cultural space. The graphic designers and architects who led the project integrated modern architectural elements with graphic embellishments and signage that incorporated national culture and history to present a modernity uniquely Mexican. In its almost fifty years of service, the Metro has become an important symbol of the capital’s cultural life that everyday Mexicans have used for their own political, economic, and cultural purposes.

Mass Transit Shutdowns as a Tactical Innovation in Bogotá, Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-330
Author(s):  
Diego F. Leal
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Mass Transit ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Street Protest ◽  
Repertoire Of Contention

In a context of debilitated formal political institutions, a period of high levels of collective contention, and a protest culture in which road blockades are commonly used, this article argues that the implementation of a novel easy-to-block bus-based mass transit system, Transmilenio (TM), changed the repertoire of contention in Bogotá. To support this argument, panel data that register all protest events that took place in Bogotá between 2001 and 2010 are used in the context of a research design akin to a natural experiment. Results suggest that TM infrastructure did act as a magnet, pulling traditional street protest tactics that used to take place on regular streets and redirecting them toward TM lanes. In addition, following rationalist approaches regarding the emergence of tactical innovations, the article provides preliminary population-based attitudinal evidence suggesting that activists’ perceived effectiveness of TM shutdowns might be one likely mechanism connecting TM infrastructure to activists’ decision to mobilize in Bogotá.

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