Presidents’ Conference Committee

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The Presidents’ Conference Committee was a group of U.S. electric railway executives that collaboratively developed standardized, modern streetcar designs in the early 20th century to improve urban transit systems.

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Presidents’ Conference Committee canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industry committee ⓘ
transportation standards organization ⓘ
aimedToSolve lack of standardization in streetcar design ⓘ
outdated and inefficient streetcar equipment ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction North American cities ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
field electric railways ⓘ
streetcar design ⓘ
urban transit ⓘ
genre technical standardization committee ⓘ
hasEffect greater standardization of parts and maintenance for streetcars ⓘ
improved ride quality of streetcars ⓘ
increased operational efficiency of streetcar systems ⓘ
hasPart U.S. electric railway executives ⓘ
inception early 20th century ⓘ
industry electric street railways ⓘ
public transportation ⓘ
influenced streetcar design practices internationally ⓘ
urban transit modernization in the United States ⓘ
locationOfFormation United States ⓘ
mainSubject streetcar technology ⓘ
urban rail transit ⓘ
method collaborative design and standardization ⓘ
notableWork PCC streetcar ⓘ
product PCC streetcar design ⓘ
linked to: PCC streetcar
purpose to develop standardized streetcar designs ⓘ
to improve urban transit systems ⓘ
to modernize streetcar fleets ⓘ
significantEvent development of modern standardized streetcar designs ⓘ
usedFor guiding procurement of new streetcar fleets ⓘ
specifying performance standards for streetcars ⓘ

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PCC streetcar → designedBy → Presidents’ Conference Committee ⓘ
PCC streetcar → developedBy → Presidents’ Conference Committee ⓘ
subject linked to: PCC