...W J WHITNEY; M M O MAHONY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1999 TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN TRANSPORT PLANNING CITIES URBAN POLICIES LRT LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT BUSWAYS UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS OPERATION CITY CENTRES PUBLIC CONSULTATION STRATEGIES STUDIES CONGESTION AIR POLLUTION USE...

... for this purpose. Guided bus is intended to bring together the best features of road and rail transport to provide a high-performance, highly reliable system offering origin-destination transport for the majority of users, in today's idiom, genuinely a seamless rapid transit system. Compared to ordinary busways...

... planning rail-based metro systems to provide public transport. Because of the extremely high capital costs, however, metros will rarely be appropriate, particularly in developing countries. Modern bus systems, including busways, could provide a viable mass transit option. This Paper presents the main...