Chicago is planning to build a Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) System known as the Central Area Circulator. The eight-mile line will operate in mixed street traffic in the dense downtown area crowded with pedestrians, automobiles, and buses. To bring the CAC to reality their conflicting requirements must be satisfied. The Circulator Design Team turned to "Smart" Technology to control both the Light Rail Vehicles and the intersections. Two-way communications between LRVs and the intersection controllers will also be utilized to minimize routine delays to the LRVs. The implementation of these control technologies will optimize the utilization of each transportation mode.<>


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    Title :

    Chicago circulator turns to "Smart" Technology


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    Publication date :

    1994-01-01


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    258983 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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