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Dec 16, 2009
Analysis, Other Transit Techs, Research Issues, Thoughts, Urban Planning & Design

Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Schemes…

. . . are often touted as the answer to our transit woes. The idea is simple enough: When a transit vehicle approaches an intersection, the light changes to give it priority. Trouble is, there’s very little research to suggest it works and transit advocates such as Steve Munro continue to laud this technology without discussing its...

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Dec 14, 2009
Analysis, Other Transit Techs, Research Issues, Urban Planning & Design

Urban Gondolas, Cable Cars & Snow

I’m constantly asked how urban gondolas, cable cars and cable-propelled transit perform in bad weather. It’s an odd question because the answer is so obvious. The technology was popularized, after all, in alpine ski resorts. I don’t, however, begrudge the question. When I began my work on CPT I wondered the same thing. The question bemuses...

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