automated guideway transit

Japanese: automated guideway transit(英語表記)automatedguidewaytransit
automated guideway transit

...In 1972, Transpo'72 was held in Washington DC, where four new types of PRT (personal rapid transit) transit systems were unveiled, making a big impact on the world. In 1975, the U.S. Congress' Office of Technology Assessment reviewed the development status of new transit systems and compiled the results as an "assessment of automated guideway transit." Based on this, the government created a new urban new transit system plan called the Downtown People Mover Project (DPM), selected model cities from across the U.S., and proceeded with formulating the plan, but it was suspended in 1981 due to President Reagan's policies. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "automated guideway transit" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…72年にはワシントンD.C.でトランスポ’72が開催され,4種類の新交通システムPRT(personal rapid transitの略)が公開され,世界に大きな影響を与えた。その後,75年にアメリカ合衆国議会技術評価局が新交通システムの開発状況を再検討し,その結果を〈automated guideway transitの評価〉としてまとめた。政府は,これに基づき新たに都心型新交通システム計画として,DPM計画(Downtown People Mover Projectの略)を企画し,全米からモデル都市を選び,計画の策定を進めたが,81年にレーガン大統領の政策により中断されている。…

※「automated guideway transit」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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