INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT STUDIES PROGRAM: REPORT OF THE SPRING 2000 MISSION. GERMANY'S TRACK-SHARING EXPERIENCE: MIXED USE OF RAIL CORRIDORS

This digest summarizes the 12th study mission performed under Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project J-3, International Studies Program. The report includes information on the cities visited, lessons learned, and discussions of policies and practices that might be applied in the United States. Mission 12, the German track-sharing study mission, took place between June 15 and July 2, 2000. The report is organized as follows: Introduction; Background and Policy Overview; Track-Sharing Relationships to Economic and Urban Development; Design; Technology; and Conclusions Drawn and Lessons Learned. Appendix A lists study team members, Appendix B provides a glossary of German technical and institutional terms and abbreviations, Appendix C is a summary table of German cities with track sharing, and Appendix D is a list of references.