Citation

Mackett RL. Transp. Res. Rec. 1994; 1451: 44-50.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Car ownership is growing in cities. This is leading to more congestion and environmental damage. To attract motorists from their cars it is necessary to improve the quality of public transport. In many cities this means building new systems. A variety of technologies are available, so decisions must be made to determine which is the most appropriate for a particular city. It is argued that the building of new transport systems can increase patronage and that cities in continental Europe have a much more positive approach to public transport than cities in Britain. There is scope for the transfer of knowledge about such systems from countries such as France and Germany to cities in Britain. As part of this process it is important to consider how decisions about the type of transport technology have been made. The methodology for the use of expert systems, a form of artificial intelligence, is described. The methodology is used to encapsulate the knowledge of experts in cities in continental Europe and to transfer it to cities in Britain, where decisions are being made about the type of public transport technology that should be adopted.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1994/1451/1451-005.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

Automobiles; Costs; Technology transfer; Decision making; Urban planning; Artificial intelligence; Geographical regions; Mass transportation; Expert systems