USAGE, IMPACTS, AND BENEFITS OF INNOVATIVE TRANSIT PASS PROGRAM
An evaluation of an innovative transit program, UPASS, is summarized. UPASS provides unlimited use of the Milwaukee County Transit System at any time and any place and for any purpose for all students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The pass program, paid for by a special fee attached to students' tuition, was implemented in fall 1994 and was extensively evaluated to determine its impact on ridership and other factors and to determine whether the concept has the potential for transfer to other organizations and employers. Benefits and disbenefits to transit users, nonusers, employers, and transit agencies are described. In addition, elements of a successful program are outlined.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1618, Transit: Planning, Management, Marketing, New Technology, Capacity, and Quality of Service.
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Authors:
- Meyer, J
- Beimborn, E A
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 131-138
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1618
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefits; College students; Impacts; Ridership; Transit passes
- Identifier Terms: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Uncontrolled Terms: Disbenefits
- Geographic Terms: Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
- Old TRIS Terms: Tuition
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00755076
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309064643
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 15 1998 12:00AM