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AMERICAN UNDERGROUND-SPACE ASSOCIATION
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P R O M O T I N G THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGROUND SPACE The American Underground-Space Association is a n o n - p r o f i t m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y organization of professionals who are involved in all aspects of u n d e r g r o u n d space development and use, and who are dedicated to promoting the use of such space in n o r t h America. The A U A provides a network and f o r u m where the latest i n f o r m a t i o n on all aspects of u n d e r g r o u n d space--from technological
advances to policy issues--can be shared. A U A members receive a subscription to Tunnelling and U n d e r g r o u n d Space Technology, as well as a subscription to the Association newsletter, AUA News, a n d discounts on a variety of relevant publications. A U A membership is open to all professionals who share an interest in u n d e r g r o u n d space.
AUA and ITA Co-Sponsor U.S. Transit Colloquium The A m e r i c a n U n d e r g r o u n d Space Association and the International Tunnelling Association (ITA) cosponsored a two-day colloquium on "The Costs and Benefits of U n d e r g r o u n d T r a n s i t Alignments" March 1415 at Spring Hill Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.A. Seventy p a r t i c i p a n t s h e a r d experts describe their experiences with u n d e r g r o u n d transit alignments in various cities a n d countries in Europe and North America. The first workshop, The I n t e r n a t i o n a l Experience, was moderated by ITA President Dr. E i n a r Broch of Trondheim, Norway. Presenters included Dr. G u n t e r G i r n a u , President of STUVA, the West G e r m a n c o u n t e r p a r t of the A m e r i c a n Public T r a n s i t Association (APTA), a n d Mr. Jean Paul Godard, a n engineer with the Paris t r a n s p o r t agency R.A.T.P.
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Port A u t h o r i t y of Allegheny County-- Pittsburgh Case Study; Dennis Callan, Manager of Engineering, Toronto Transit Commission--Toronto Case Study; Dr. Dan Eisenstein, ITA Executive Council member and consultant to the City of E d m o n t o n - - E d m o n t o n Case Study. Workshop III f e a t u r e d a generic case study in which teams of p a r t i c i p a n t s debated specific issues related to the case a n d recommended solutions to the problems it presented. This workshop was f a c i l i t a t e d by A U A Board member Joe Kellogg, President, Kellogg Corporation, Littleton, Colorado.
The second workshop, f e a t u r i n g three North A m e r i c a n case studies, was moderated by A U A Board member Russell M c F a r l a n d of Alexandria, Virginia.
A major f e a t u r e of the colloquium was the first presentation in the U.S. of the f i n d i n g s of a study by the ITA Working G r o u p on Costs a n d Benefits of U n d e r g r o u n d T r a n s i t Alignments. The costs to construct and operate a transit system always have been easier to measure than the benefits, especially the intangible factors t h a t c o n t r i b u t e to quality of life.
Presenters included R o b e r t Brecht, C h i e f Engineer of the
Presenters made it clear t h a t the choice between surface
and u n d e r g r o u n d alignments is as heavily debated in other parts of the world as in the U.S. U n d e r g r o u n d construction costs are high, a n d the same problems with f u n d i n g in the U.S. are experienced elsewhere. Investments can be justified only if f u n d s are spent economically and real benefits can be demonstrated. The ITA Working G r o u p has gathered data for 20 years f r o m transit systems a r o u n d the world, a n d has measured the costs a n d benefits of the u n d e r g r o u n d segments. In every instance, no matter which evaluation technique is used, analysis has shown that the cost to provide the u n d e r g r o u n d alignment was worth the investment. The Colloquium was very timely because the first segments of proposed LRT a l i g n m e n t are being planned for the Minneapolis region. A major question is how to serve neighborhoods and the downtown area of Minneapolis. The possibility of a t u n n e l is being debated. The i n f o r m a t i o n provided by the ITA study was very useful, and may have a s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t on the outcome.
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