An overview is presented of the general concepts of future urban mass transportation. Approaches are identified toward improving auto and transit to make them more attractive, either socially for the car or individually for transit. Papers have been presented representing goals and direction toward future urban mass transportation. A special problem of demand analysis is the modal split of transport users between automobile and transit. Transit technology is discussed. An algorithm was developed for providing bus service from any particular point in a network to any other point. The simulation uses a process where simulated passengers call in and specify their origins and destinations. The computer then searches for a vehicle in the system which can service each particular call. Two new concepts of individualized, public transportation are presented. Visual orientation is discussed in a transit system, by identifying and structuring non-existent or confusing information. Concepts are presented as well as actual results of designs that have been implemented in Boston.
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