CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CONTRASTS: EXPRESS VERSUS LOCAL BUS SERVICE IN CHICAGO'S NORTH CORRIDOR
Results of customer satisfaction surveys conducted for five express and two local Chicago Transit Authority bus routes serving Chicago's North Corridor are presented. More than 4,000 surveys were returned from bus routes typically carrying more than 58,000 daily riders. Survey respondents were asked to proceed through a list of 10 service quality attributes, first indicating how satisfied they were with that service aspect and, second, rating the importance of that service feature to them. Both local and express bus riders were most satisfied with safety from crime and driver courtesy. They were both least satisfied with ability to find a seat and on-time performance at their stop. Four service features were also together rated highest in importance by both rider types: safety from crime, reach destination quickly, on time at stop, and frequency of buses. By further matching satisfaction against importance scores, the highest priority for ongoing bus service improvement in the North Corridor was assigned to better on-time performance and frequency of bus service. Customer satisfaction components of a customer loyalty index were also analyzed. On-board survey methodology conclusions regarding the ability of survey respondents to complete both importance and satisfaction components on both express and local bus routes with surveyor prompting are also presented.
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- 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:
- Foote, P J
- Stuart, D G
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- English
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- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 143-152
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1618
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus transit; Customers; Data collection; Express service; Local transportation; On time performance; Quality of service; Safety; Schedules; Surveys
- Identifier Terms: Chicago Transit Authority
- Uncontrolled Terms: Local service; Service frequency
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver courtesy
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00755078
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309064643
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 15 1998 12:00AM