Re-emergence Of People Movers
1998; WIT Press; Volume: 36; Linguagem: Inglês
10.2495/ut980031
ISSN1746-4498
Autores Tópico(s)Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
ResumoThis paper reviews how various newly-developed People Mover technologies have solved visitor circulation needs in many resort complexes in the United States and selected countries. This approach can be duplicated in many cities worldwide since the level of ridership in environments such as Las Vegas, Nevada frequently exceeds levels typically found in medium-sized transit systems worldwide. We focus particularly on existing proven technologies and specific installations including the following: Ropeway Horizontal Elevators (Mirage, Primadonna Circus-Circus and Sun City Automated People Mover installations); Monorails (MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail and its expansion plans); Minirails (Prim City Unitrak system); Beltways (Monte Carlo and Bellagio systems under construction); Miscellaneous. While the transit industry still perceives People Movers as an unwelcome novelty and as disturbing the daily routine of conventional transportation planning, the recent re-emergence of innovative, lower-cost People Mover technologies and the resultant successful installations worldwide prove otherwise. Defying the 'laws of gravity' held by a majority of conventional transit consultants may no longer be allowed as millions of satisfied riders continue to praise new technologies. Over 160 `standalone People Mover technologies (developed to date) are no longer emerging; on the contrary, they have emerged fully, with 17% proven in operation and 22% proven on a test track. Many of the remaining 61% are currently struggling for funding to prove their viability. In fact, most of them are hardly high tech' by design principle as they are frequently entrenched in technologies known and proven over the last 100 years, such as cable or belt.
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