Operational Cost Models for Regular Bus and Demand Responsive Transit Services
This paper proposes a methodology to evaluate and compare the operational costs of offering regular bus and demand responsive transit (DRT) services. DRT runs on flexible routes and schedules, making it a viable option for situations where transit ridership is low. The authors developed analytical models to estimate operating costs of both regular and DRT services. The study examines a low-demand bus route in Regina, Saskatchewan as an example to demonstrate the applications of the models.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Research Board
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Authors:
- Mehran, Babak
- Yang, Yongzhe
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2019-1-13 to 2019-1-17
- Date: 2019
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 7p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus transit; Demand responsive transportation; Methodology; Operating costs; Ridership
- Geographic Terms: Regina (Canada)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01702244
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 19-02810
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Apr 18 2019 4:56PM