ASCE/Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Announce Public Comment Period

ASCE/T&DI will conduct a public comment period on revisions to ASCE 21-96, Automated People Movers (APM), Part 1 beginning July 1, 2005, and concluding on August 14, 2005. 

An Automated People Mover (APM) is defined as a guided transit mode with fully automated operation, featuring vehicles that operate on guideways with exclusive right-of-way.  The standard establishes the minimum set of requirements necessary to achieve an acceptable level of safety and performance for an APM system.  As such, it may be used in the safety certification process.  The overall goal of this standard is to assist the industry and the public by establishing standards for APM systems.  This standard includes minimum requirements for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of APM systems and has been divided into three parts to expedite the approval and release process as well as to facilitate ease of use.  This document constitutes Part 1 of the Standard.  Part 1 consists of:  General, Operating Environment, Safety Requirements, System Dependability, Automatic Train Control (ATC), and Audio and Visual Communications.      To participate in the Public Comment Period, contact ASCE Standards Coordinator Eileen Boeing at eboeing@asce.org.