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PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) Impact Study. The Phase 1 PRT Impact on Morgantown Travel Traffic and Associated Activities.

PB300341

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Elias, S. E. G.; Ward, R. E.
Page Count	88
Abstract	A new and revolutionary public transportation system, the Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) System began regular passenger service operation in Morgantown, West Virginia, in October 1975. This is a study of the impact of Phase I Morgantown PRT, the first fully automated transportation system operational in a city environment. The study was designed to record the effect of the system operation on traffic and associated activities in the areas adjacent to the PRT. The intent of the study was to provide information useful to other areas contemplating the Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) type installations. The PRT system served approximately 38% of the Morgantown residents. During the course of the study, it was concluded that the system was a major force in influencing travel habits, and that residents of the service area used autos for their trips less often than they did prior to the PRT. Compared to the bus system, which it replaced, the PRT is carrying more than the bus's previous share of the total trips.
Keywords	Urban transportation Vehicular traffic Travel Traffic surveys Automobiles Buses(Vehicles) Comparison Evaluation Services Travel patterns West Virginia Personal rapid transit Guideway transportation Morgantown(West Virginia) Public transportation Demonstration projects
Source Agency	Transportation Systems Center Urban Mass Transit Administration
NTIS Subject Category	91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning 85C - Metropolitan Rail Transportation
Corporate Authors	West Virginia Univ., Morgantown.; Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, DC.; Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA.
Supplemental Notes	See also Volume 1, PB-300 342, PB-254 481, and PB-254 483.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Feb 77-Jun 78.
NTIS Issue Number	197926
Contract Number	DOT-TSC-1316

PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) Impact Study. The Phase 1 PRT Impact on Morgantown Travel Traffic and Associated Activities.

PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) Impact Study. The Phase 1 PRT Impact on Morgantown Travel Traffic and Associated Activities.
PB300341

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Elias, S. E. G.; Ward, R. E.
Page Count	88
Abstract	A new and revolutionary public transportation system, the Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) System began regular passenger service operation in Morgantown, West Virginia, in October 1975. This is a study of the impact of Phase I Morgantown PRT, the first fully automated transportation system operational in a city environment. The study was designed to record the effect of the system operation on traffic and associated activities in the areas adjacent to the PRT. The intent of the study was to provide information useful to other areas contemplating the Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) type installations. The PRT system served approximately 38% of the Morgantown residents. During the course of the study, it was concluded that the system was a major force in influencing travel habits, and that residents of the service area used autos for their trips less often than they did prior to the PRT. Compared to the bus system, which it replaced, the PRT is carrying more than the bus's previous share of the total trips.
Keywords	Urban transportation Vehicular traffic Travel Traffic surveys Automobiles Buses(Vehicles) Comparison Evaluation Services Travel patterns West Virginia Personal rapid transit Guideway transportation Morgantown(West Virginia) Public transportation Demonstration projects
Source Agency	Transportation Systems Center Urban Mass Transit Administration
NTIS Subject Category	91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning 85C - Metropolitan Rail Transportation
Corporate Authors	West Virginia Univ., Morgantown.; Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, DC.; Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA.
Supplemental Notes	See also Volume 1, PB-300 342, PB-254 481, and PB-254 483.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Feb 77-Jun 78.
NTIS Issue Number	197926
Contract Number	DOT-TSC-1316