TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2146 includes 16 papers that explore an innovative transport solution for suburban areas, how to expand subway and urban railway networks, track geometry for light rail systems, vehicle and pedestrian safety at light rail stops, a solution to rail overcrowding, and improving metro networks. This issue of the TRR also examines service control on a high-frequency metro line, rail infrastructure development, personal rapid transit, Washington State Ferries' long-range planning, transit security awareness campaigns, organizational regimes for commuter rail, the impact of rail terminal design on transit service reliability, planning and implementation of a multijurisdictional, public-private partnership commuter rail project, and a commuter rail implementation study. (Author/publisher)
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