Title :
Co-ordinated transportation for large metropolitan communities
Author_Institution :
General Electric Company, Erie, Pa.
Abstract :
TRAFFIC congestion in our large centers of population exacts a staggering toll in inconvenience and financial loss each year. Emphasis to alleviate this condition has taken the direction of expediting the movement of vehicles. Analysis shows the fundamental problem to be that of moving people. In the light of this, co-ordinated transportation systems, such as here described, offer most attractive possibilities.
Keywords :
Cities and towns; Communities; Rails; Traffic control; Urban areas; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1952.6371242