Skip to main content

Feasibility of Chinese public transport system to be tested

Transit Consulting Network (TCNI) has been selected by the Saipan, China Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority and the Commonwealth Public Transportation Advisory Board to conduct a feasibility study into the Saipan Fixed-Flex Route and Paratransit. According to Thomas J Camacho, special assistant for public transportation and chairman of the transportation board, the study includes a comprehensive analysis of past and existing transportation systems, existing and future land use patterns, travel demand
July 24, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Transit Consulting Network (TCNI) has been selected by the Saipan, China Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority and the Commonwealth Public Transportation Advisory Board to conduct a feasibility study into the Saipan Fixed-Flex Route and Paratransit.  

According to Thomas J Camacho, special assistant for public transportation and chairman of the transportation board, the study includes a comprehensive analysis of past and existing transportation systems, existing and future land use patterns, travel demand patterns and roadway congestion issues. TCNI will also explore service delivery options that offer the greatest mobility and cost-effective system.

The study will also identify high interest locations and points that include shopping, education, recreation, health care, employment, and faith-based services, as well as the improvements necessary for projected long-term expansions of the CNMI transportation systems. The geographic assessment shall include existing roads, traffic data over the past three years, peak traffic times, traffic choke points, and areas of high occurrence of accidents.

The study is expected to be completed by December.

Related Content

  • Covid-19 cleared the air: ITS can keep it clean
    July 31, 2020
    Covid-19 has created cleaner air: ITS can help keep it that way – but it’s not going to be straightforward, as Graham Anderson discovers
  • GIS mapping of road-related assets can pay dividends
    June 6, 2014
    Map-based computerised road asset management can pay dividends as Colin Sowman discovers.
  • Transportation hub the centre of sustainable urban development
    November 21, 2012
    A marriage of transit, technology and culture is taking shape in Minneapolis, with ITS systems vital to hopes for a sustainable development centred on a hub of public transportation. Construction started in July this year on ‘The Interchange’ – a station in the Midwest US city of Minneapolis claimed as the most spectacular expression yet of the fast-spreading North American concept of transit-oriented development (TOD). Due for completion in 2014, the Interchange is designed as a multi-modal public transpor
  • Twenty year vision for Birmingham city transport
    November 14, 2014
    A white paper setting out Birmingham’s 20-year vision for improving transport across the city is set to be unveiled today. Birmingham Connected aims to make the city safer and easier to travel around by reducing congestion and promoting more sustainable forms of transport. Initiatives in the plan include the completion of a US$1.9 billion public transport network within 20 years and the development of Green Travel Districts to enable people to walk, cycle or take public transport safely. A feasibilit