EVALUATION OF A NO-FARE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC TRANSIT

The paper evaluates the operation of public transit services in Rhode Island on a 'no-fare' basis. The concept of a no-fare operation was selected as meriting further study since it combines aspects of several problems confronting both the Authority and the state as a whole: declining or stable ridership, costs of operation increasing more rapidly than revenues, congestion of principal arterials in and around central business districts, use of large amounts of land for off-street, non-structural parking within central business districts, and a range of environmental problems associated with increasing use of private automobile transportation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by Federal Highway Administration, Providence, R.I.
• Corporate Authors:

  Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program

  265 Melrose Street
  Providence, RI  United States  02907
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Fares; Free fares; Policy; Rapid transit
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; No fare systems
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054450
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: RISPP-TP-73-37 Tech Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 1981 12:00AM