Destinations Matter: Building Transit Success

Accurate estimates of ridership and potential economic benefits are an important element in effective planning. Predictive models are used to estimate ridership and it is essential that the models take into account factors that increase or decrease ridership. This paper examines the performance of eight recent transit projects and analyzes why ridership differs from the model's predictions. An important consideration is the linking of regional destinations along transportation corridors which appears to be critical to achieving predicted ridership and economic benefits.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.reconnectingamerica.org/assets/Uploads/ctodwp_destinations_matter.pdf
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/528900507
• Corporate Authors:

  Reconnecting America

  Center for Transit Oriented Development
  436 14th Street, Suite 1005
  Oakland, CA  United States  94612

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wood, Jeffrey S
  • Zimmerman, Mariia
  • Poticha, Shelley
• Publication Date: 2009-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 39p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activity centers; Cost effectiveness; Employment; Forecasting; Public transit; Rail transit; Ridership; Transportation corridors; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: New Starts Program
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I71: Traffic Theory; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01362975
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Contract Numbers: CA-26-1007
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 17 2012 8:30AM