Automated Guideway Transit: An Assessment of PRT and Other New Systems

NTIS order #PB-244854

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Full Report ~4511K
Front Matter ~228K
Table of Contents ~142K

Chapters
1: Summary ~892K
2: The Status and Potential of Automated Guideway Transit in Urban Areas ~818K
3: Major Problems in Automated Guideway Transit ~278K
4: Assessment of AGT Research and Development ~293K
5: The FiscaI Year 1976 Program-Alternative Courses of Action ~183K

Appendixes
A: ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING THE ASSESSMENT ~179K
B: ABSTRACTS OF PANEL REPORTS ~162K
C: BIBLIOGRAPHY ~165K
PANEL REPORTS ON AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT ~137K
REPORT OF THE PANEL ON CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ~996K
REPORT OF THE PANEL ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ~1032K
REPORT OF THE PANEL ON ECONOMICS ~445K
REPORT OF THE PANEL ON SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY ~254K
REPORT OF THE PANEL ON OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY ~315K