Essays about: "PRT"

Showing result 16 - 17 of 17 essays containing the word PRT.

1. 16. Sustainability in Toronto : a Personal Rapid Transit System and a Community Development Plan for Cherry Beach

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Marcus Ekström; Maria Jellbin; [2009]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Personal Rapid Transit; Public Transit; Community Development; Social Sustainability; Envionmental Sustainability; Soft Infrastructure; Waterfront; Urbanism; Diversity; Toronto;

   Abstract : Between October 2007 and January 2008 we got the chance to live in Toronto, the most diverse city in the world. Our choice of study has been to explore how sustainabile city planning can be dealt with in a new community of the Central Waterfront of Toronto. READ MORE

3. 17. Personal Rapid Transit systems for reduction in car dependence Karlskrona case study

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

   Author : Rose Lichtenberg; Patricia Guimarães; Heleen Podsedkowska; [2008]
   Keywords : Personal Rapid Transit; sustainable development; sustainable mobility; land-use; energy; behaviour change; car dependency; driverless;

   Abstract : This research project is designed to enhance the planning process that can aid authorities moving towards sustainable and economically feasible local and regional mobility systems. The improvements that have been made to transit so far have not been successful in breaking the trend of increasing car traffic and decreasing transit trip making. READ MORE