BUS TERMINAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Eugene J Lessieu
Abstract
Eugene J Lessieu
Abstract
BUS TRANSPORTATION, BOTH LOCAL AND INTER-CITY, IS THE MOST WIDELY USED FORM OF MASS TRANSIT. PLANNING THE FACILITIES FOR BUS OPERATION, THEREFORE, BECOMES OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE. WHERE THE TERMINAL IS LOCATED, HOW IT COMPLEMENTS OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION, AND ITS EFFECT ON THE PERIPHERAL TRAFFIC ALL NEED CONSIDERATION. USING THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL IN NEW YORK AS AN EXAMPLE, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THESE PROBLEMS IN DETAIL. /AUTHOR/
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BUS TRANSPORTATION, BOTH LOCAL AND INTER-CITY, IS THE MOST WIDELY USED FORM OF MASS TRANSIT. PLANNING THE FACILITIES FOR BUS OPERATION, THEREFORE, BECOMES OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE. WHERE THE TERMINAL IS LOCATED, HOW IT COMPLEMENTS OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION, AND ITS EFFECT ON THE PERIPHERAL TRAFFIC ALL NEED CONSIDERATION. USING THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL IN NEW YORK AS AN EXAMPLE, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THESE PROBLEMS IN DETAIL. /AUTHOR/
Key concepts: Terminal (telecommunication), Transit (satellite), Transport engineering, Port (circuit theory), Port authority, Bus priority, Computer science, Engineering