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... 1. User's Guide 2.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition 1. INTRODUCTION The Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (TCQSM, 1)
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition Organization of the Manual The TCQSM 3rd Edition consists of twelve chapters, divided into four main topic areas: (a) introduction, (b)
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition demand patterns, dwell time, operating environment (right-of-way type) , and stop and station characteristics affect them; and presents a series of graphs illustrating the relative impacts of various factors on transit capacity and speed.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition • Chapter 7, Demand-Responsive Transit, describes the factors that influence DRT capacity, presents four potential approaches for estimating the number of vehicles and vehicle service hours required to serve a given demand for DRT service, and points readers to several sources for estimating DRT demand. • Chapter 8, Rail Transit Capacity, begins with sections on rail-specific capacity concepts and primers on train control and signaling and train operations.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition • Reference library. The CD-ROM provides links to PDF versions of all of the TCRP reports referenced in the manual.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition • Hyperlinks. A number of other documents referenced by the TCQSM were available on the Internet at the time of writing.
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... Unless the TCQSM specifically states "maximum capacity," design capacity is meant. Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition • Design (achievable, practical)
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition TCQSM's definition of a particular term when applying TCQSM methods, as it may differ from local usage. Local Data The TCQSM has compiled data and methods from a variety of sources and produces estimates that reflect average conditions.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition 2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (TCQSM)
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition agency, new transit agency board members, consulting staff who have not previously worked on transit projects, and university students and professors. • Reference.
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... Exhibit 1-2 Measurement Unit Abbreviations Used in theTCQSM Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition INTERNATIONAL USE Applications In producing the TCQSM with metric units, TRB has taken a step toward making these methods and procedures more applicable to international work. However, the user of the manual is cautioned that the majority of the research base, the default values, and the typical applications are from North America, particularly the United States.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition When converting between measurement units, an equivalent level of precision is used. For example, the range of subway platform lengths of 300ft to more than 1,000 ft is presented as 90 m to more than 300 m (i.e., rounded to a comparable level of precision)
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition 3. WHAT'S NEW IN THE THIRD EDITION Each edition of the TCQSM builds on the foundation laid by the preceding edition, I while adapting the presentation to meet current user needs and incorporating the latest research findings.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition CONTENT CHANGES This section summarizes important content changes-both concepts and methodsby chapter. All chapters have many other small changes, mainly designed to improve the presentation of material or to update statistics and examples.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition new section has been added that discusses the potential operating and capital cost implications of improving quality of service. Chapter 5: Quality of Service Methods Chapter 5 incorporates the remainder of the material found in Part 3, Quality of Service, in the 2nd Edition.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition updated to reflect the changes to the quality of service framework and to add an example of evaluating multimodal transit LOS. Chapter 6: Bus Transit Capacity Chapter 6 incorporates the majority of the fixed route bus material previously found in Part 4 of the 2nd Edition, Bus Transit Capacity.
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition Chapter 10: Station Capacity Material from Part 7, Stop, Station, and Terminal Capacity, in the 2nd Edition now appears in Chapter 10. Information relating to ADA and fire code (NFPA 130)
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... Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3'd Edition 4. COMPANION DOCUMENTS This section describes important documents that cover topics outside the TCQSM's scope, and which may need to be consulted when performing a TCQSM analysis.
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... Links to the TCRP reports listed here can also be found on the accompanying CD-ROM. Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd Edition 5.

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