Non-Motorized Access Influence on Transit Ridership in the Puget Sound, Washington

Transit agencies and local jurisdictions are increasingly developing initiatives to improve non-motorized connections to transit in an effort to increase travel options for residents. Traditionally non-motorized access projects for transit are developed and prioritized by identifying gaps in the system, interviewing transit patrons, or by using the expertise of agency staff or consultants. One drawback to this approach is that the amount of transit ridership that could potentially be gained from the non-motorized access improvement is unknown. To better answer this question, this research developed a transit ridership regression model for the Puget Sound region that includes non-motorized connectivity variables. This model is being used to identify and prioritize non-motorized access to transit projects by transit agencies in the Puget Sound area.

Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP025 Public Transportation Planning and Development.
Corporate Authors:
Transportation Research Board

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Authors:
- Gooze, Aaron
- Breiland, Chris
- Rowe, Daniel
Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
Date: 2015

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
Pagination: 15p
Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Accessibility; Connectivity; Nonmotorized transportation; Public transit; Regression analysis; Ridership
Geographic Terms: Puget Sound Region
Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01556550
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: 15-5049
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 9 2015 7:53AM