The paper examines the criteria needed for successful implementation of new public transport systems and presents a migration strategy for introducing new public transport systems. The research is based on a case study of a proposed automatic people mover (APM) system completed for the Principality of Lichtenstein. A earlier pilot study showed that an APM system could be feasible for the particular geographic and economic conditions in Lichtenstein. This study compared several different alternative traditional and new public transport systems for the proposed route and found that the proposed APM system would have extremely high costs and would not achieve the project goals of significantly increasing public transport mode split. A key problem was the unwillingness of Lichtenstein to introduce disincentives for private automobile travel. The study then identified a migration strategy that could be used by Lichtenstein to improve its existing system in a manner that made it possible to implement the APM system in the future if demand warrants. The paper presents general conclusions that can be made about new public transport from the study.
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