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The role of city geometry in determining the utility of a small urban light rail/tram system

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  • Michael Mc Gettrick

    (National University of Ireland, Galway)

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In this work, we show the importance of considering a city’s shape, as much as its population density figures, in urban transport planning. We consider in particular cities that are “circular” (the most common shape) compared to those that are “rectangular”: for the latter case we show greater utility for a single line light rail/tram system. We introduce the new concepts of Infeasible Regions and Infeasibility Factors, and show how to calculate them numerically and (in some cases) analytically. A particular case study is presented for Galway City.

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  • Michael Mc Gettrick, 2020. "The role of city geometry in determining the utility of a small urban light rail/tram system," Public Transport, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 233-259, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:pubtra:v:12:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1007_s12469-019-00226-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s12469-019-00226-9
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