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    Chapter 1: History and Role of

    Public Transportation in Urban


    Development
    Urban Transit, Systems and Technology
    By
    Vukan R. Vuchic

    Early development of cities


    Need for transportation
    Exchange of goods
    Farming, livestock
    Mining
    metal

    Military
    Defense lines

    Political
    Establish presence (Washington DC 1780s)

    Recreational
    Yellowstone, Grand Canyon)

    Form and Structure of Cities

    Narrow
    Streets good
    for walking
    Combination
    of grid, radial,
    circumferenti
    al and
    irregular
    patterns

    Form and Structure of Cities


    Miletus, Asia Minor
    First systematically planned cities (450 B.C.)

    Miletus
    Most important greek city in its time.

    Miletus Structure
    Grid
    Structure
    good for
    transportati
    on

    Rome

    Moscow- Radial and


    Circumferential

    Philadelphia

    Amsterdam

    Washington DC

    Boston

    Chicago

    Paris

    London

    New York City

    San Juan

    Beginnings of Public
    Transportation
    Before the Nineteenth Century

    Cable Ferry

    Cable Ferry
    Manual operation

    Mechanical
    operation

    Cable Ferry

    Cable Ferry

    1600 Coaches (London)


    Hackney

    Fiacre

    1617 Sedan Chair (Paris)

    1662 Public Coach (Paris)

    Public Transportation?
    Only the wealthy could afford them.

    1700s Horse Drawn Omnibuses


    (Paris)

    1829 Horse Drawn Omnibuses


    (London)

    Omnibuses
    Operating flexibility
    Larger number of riders
    Gradual improvement of condition of streets
    Strain on horses
    No room for improvement on capacity

    Horse-Drawn Tramways
    Omnibus running on rails
    Low rolling resistance
    More efficient use of horsepower
    Higher capacity
    Smooth rails comfortable
    Small wheels lower vehicles easier to climb

    1832 Horse Drawn Omnibuses


    (Paris)

    1832 Horse Drawn Omnibuses


    (London)

    1832 Horse Drawn Omnibuses


    (New York)

    Horses
    Purchasing
    Feeding
    Stables
    Quickly worn
    Great Epizootic 1872 equine influenza

    epidemic

    Mechanized Transit
    Technologies
    Steam omnibuses

    Mechanized Transit
    Technologies
    Steam omnibuses

    Mechanized Transit
    Technologies
    Fireless steam engine

    Mechanized Transit
    Technologies
    Fireless steam engine

    Cable car

    San Juan Light and Transit Co.

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