Research Pays Off: Wyoming Intercity Bus Service Study: Finding and Filling the Gaps in Rural Areas

This article describes how the Small Urban and Rural Livability Center at Montana State University assessed Wyoming's intercity bus (ICB) service on behalf of the Wyoming Department of Transportation (Wyoming DOT). To gather background information, the research team conducted: a literature review of ICB service in other states; a survey of other rural states to identify funding practices and barriers to service; and a survey of ICB riders to understand their attitudes and use of services. Next, a connectivity analysis was performed and thresholds were proposed to determine whether a minimum of 85% of the largest cities in Wyoming receive some level of ICB service. It was determined that only 17 of the largest 28 cities have ICB service. The research team recommended adding ICB connections to at least seven more communities and six potential ICB routes were identified. Ultimately, the study led to the expansion of services in Wyoming and established a process for evaluating ICB service on a triennial basis.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/177505.aspx
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• Authors:
  • Kack, David
• Publication Date: 2018-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 42-44
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 314
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Bus routes; Bus transportation; Connectivity; Evaluation and assessment; Research projects; Rural areas; State of the practice; Surveys
• Identifier Terms: Small Urban and Rural Livability Center
• Geographic Terms: Wyoming
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01666992
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 24 2018 1:51PM