Detroit Regional Transit Study: A Study of Factors that Enable and Inhibit Effective Regional Transit

A comprehensive study of the factors enabling or inhibiting the development of effective regional transit looked at Detroit, Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver and St. Louis. Six key variable in transit success were examined: politics and leadership; law and governance; finance and funding; transit-oriented development; equity and access; and, media and public opinion. The research methodology used firsthand narrative experience and involved 60 in-depth interviews. This document provides an overview and summaries of key findings in all six areas of focus. Six separate reports explore each area in greater depth.

• Record URL:
  https://merritt.cdlib.org/d/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fm5z6234x/1/producer%2F882104926.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27211
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/882104926
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers program. One of seven final reports resulting from the project, "A Study of Factors that Inhibit and Enable Development of Sustainable Regional Transit Systems in Southeastern Michigan."
• Corporate Authors:

  Mineta National Transit Research Consortium

  San José State University
  210 North 4th Street
  San José, CA  United States  95112

  University of Detroit Mercy

  4001 W. McNichols Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48221-3038

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Research Administration
  8885 Ricks Road, P.O. Box 30049
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hanifin, Leo
  • Anderson, Scott
  • Bernasconi, Claudia
  • Dutta, Utpal
  • Hoback, Alan
  • Semple, Lloyd
• Publication Date: 2014-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final report
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; Tables;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equity; Financing; Leadership; Methodology; Politics; Public transit; Regional transportation; Surveys; Transit oriented development
• Geographic Terms: Detroit (Michigan)
• Subject Areas: Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01533077
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MNTRC Report 12-22, CA-MNTRC-14-1136, RC-1599
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC21
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 7 2014 10:54AM