Research Article
Nov 1977
Transit Alternatives Analysis for Los Angeles
Authors: Paul Taylor, AM.ASCE, and Lenwood HowellAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 103, Issue 6
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An interdisciplinary team of public agency personnel and consultants has recently performed a transit alternatives analysis subject to guidelines promulgated by UMTA mandating a comprehensive assessment of the social, economic environmental, and urban development goals of an area as an integral part of the transportation planning process. The alternative analysis, the first to be completed subsequent to the new UMTA directives, utilizes an iterative and hierarchical approach to transit planning proceeding from system level evaluation, followed by a selection of high-priority areas or corridors for further analysis, which is in turn, followed by the selection of the highest priority subareas for extremely detailed analysis and evaluation. Major categories of investigation included an analysis of many quantifiable measures leading toward cost-effective transit solutions (e.g., capital and operating costs) as well as a qualitative comparative assessment of such factors as visual impacts and direct impacts on land-use goals and objectives.
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Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 103 • Issue 6 • November 1977
Pages: 665 - 684
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1977
Published online: Feb 5, 2021
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Paul Taylor, AM.ASCE
Dir. of Surface Planning; Southern California Rapid Transit Dist., Los Angeles, Calif.
Lenwood Howell
Asst. Advance Planner; Southern California Rapid Transit Dist., Los Angeles, Calif.
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