Downtown People Mover Program
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The Downtown People Mover Program was a U.S. federal initiative launched in the late 20th century to fund and promote automated, small-scale urban transit systems in downtown areas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal transportation program
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public transit funding program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Department of Transportation
NERFINISHED
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Urban Mass Transportation Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | central business districts ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
local transit agencies
ⓘ
municipal governments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
driverless operation
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frequent service ⓘ grade-separated guideways ⓘ short routes ⓘ |
| evaluationType | technology demonstration and evaluation ⓘ |
| focus |
downtown areas
ⓘ
urban cores ⓘ |
| fundedProjectType |
automated downtown circulator
ⓘ
elevated people mover ⓘ |
| fundingSource | federal transit funds ⓘ |
| fundingType | capital grants ⓘ |
| goal |
encourage adoption of automated transit technologies
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improve downtown mobility ⓘ reduce downtown traffic congestion ⓘ support urban revitalization ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | federal ⓘ |
| implementedAs | local demonstration projects ⓘ |
| intendedImpact |
shift short downtown trips from automobiles to transit
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support pedestrian-oriented downtowns ⓘ |
| mode | fixed-guideway transit ⓘ |
| policyDomain | urban transportation planning ⓘ |
| policyInstrument |
capital grants for guideway construction
ⓘ
planning and design assistance ⓘ |
| policyType | federal demonstration program ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstrate automated guideway transit technology
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fund automated small-scale urban transit systems in downtown areas ⓘ promote downtown circulation systems ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
automated guideway transit
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automated people mover ⓘ urban mass transit ⓘ |
| scale | small-scale urban transit ⓘ |
| sector | public transportation ⓘ |
| startDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment | high-density downtowns ⓘ |
| technologyType |
automated guideway transit
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people mover ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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