Twenty years after - The Downtown People Mover (DPM)demonstration program in the United States
Twenty years after - The Downtown People Mover (DPM)demonstration program in the United States
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The Federal Transit Administration (formerly Urban Mass Transportation Administration) of the United States Department of Transportation unveiled a Downtown People Mover (DPM) Demonstration Program through Congressional Legislation in the year 1976. Since that landmark legislation, four DPMs were built in the U.S. (Detroit, Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa). Although funding under the legislation is discontinued, extensions to the Miami DPM were built and opened in 1994 and extensions to the Jacksonville DPM are in progress. Currently, several cities are investigating feasibility of DPMs in their downtowns. Under the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportaion Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of the U.S. there exists several opportunities for federal funding for such DPMs if they lead to more balanced and efficient urban transportation systems. This paper discusses lessons learned from the experiences of implemnting DPMDs in the U.S. and the potential for future DPMs.
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Twenty years after - The Downtown People Mover (DPM)demonstration program in the United States
1996
8 Seiten, 16 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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