Czechoslovak light rail — Legacy of socialist urbanism or opportunity for the future?

Daniel Seidenglanz, Martin Kvizda, Tomáš Nigrin, Zdeněk Tomeš () and Jiří Dujka

Journal of Transport Geography, 2016, vol. 54, issue C, 414-429

Abstract: This article focuses on the development of the Czechoslovak ‘rychlá tramvaj’ (‘fast tram’) systems in Prague, Bratislava and Brno. Its aim is to examine whether these systems meet the requirements of light rail and whether it is possible to continue their development as a functional light rail city transport system. A further aim is a detailed analysis of the conditions and contexts affecting the gradual development of ‘rychlá tramvaj’ schemes in three selected metropolises in the former Czechoslovakia.

Keywords: Urban transport; Light rail; Fast tram (‘rychlá tramvaj’); Prague; Bratislava; Brno (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.02.011

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