Understanding Ridership Trends in Transit

The objective of this research Is to enhance understanding of the various factors that are impacting ridership demand trends such that the transit industry can direct its resources in the most productive fashion, and policy decision-making can be supported by a stronger foundation of knowledge on transit travel demand. This knowledge can be the basis for discerning strategies for adapting such that mobility needs continue to be met in a resource efficient and market responsive fashion.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2018-05
• Supplemental Notes:
  • The National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) is a Tier 1 University Transportation Center.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $199330
• Contract Numbers:

  71811-00

  DTRT13-G-UTC56

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Bertini, Robert

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Transit Research

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
  4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT 100
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620
• Principal Investigators:

  Polzin, Steve

• Start Date: 20170926
• Expected Completion Date: 20190315
• Actual Completion Date: 20190228

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Mobility; Policy; Public transit; Ridership; Travel demand; Trend (Statistics)
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01659596
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Transit Research
• Contract Numbers: 71811-00, DTRT13-G-UTC56
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 7 2018 3:26PM