Presidents’ Conference Committee
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The Presidents’ Conference Committee was a group of U.S. electric railway executives that collaboratively developed standardized, modern streetcar designs in the early 20th century to improve urban transit systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presidents’ Conference Committee canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industry committee
ⓘ
transportation standards organization ⓘ |
| aimedToSolve |
lack of standardization in streetcar design
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outdated and inefficient streetcar equipment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | North American cities ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
electric railways
ⓘ
streetcar design ⓘ urban transit ⓘ |
| genre | technical standardization committee ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
greater standardization of parts and maintenance for streetcars
ⓘ
improved ride quality of streetcars ⓘ increased operational efficiency of streetcar systems ⓘ |
| hasPart | U.S. electric railway executives ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| industry |
electric street railways
ⓘ
public transportation ⓘ |
| influenced |
streetcar design practices internationally
ⓘ
urban transit modernization in the United States ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainSubject |
streetcar technology
ⓘ
urban rail transit ⓘ |
| method | collaborative design and standardization ⓘ |
| notableWork | PCC streetcar ⓘ |
| product |
PCC streetcar
ⓘ
surface form:
PCC streetcar design
|
| purpose |
to develop standardized streetcar designs
ⓘ
to improve urban transit systems ⓘ to modernize streetcar fleets ⓘ |
| significantEvent | development of modern standardized streetcar designs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guiding procurement of new streetcar fleets
ⓘ
specifying performance standards for streetcars ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
PCC streetcar