CBD FARE-FREE TRANSIT SERVICE IN ALBANY, NEW YORK

The report presents an evaluation of the impacts associated with the implementation of fare-free transit service in the Central Business District (CBD) of Albany, New York. The Albany demonstration began in November 1978; fares were eliminated for trips within the two-thirds square mile fare-free zone during off-peak hours on weekdays and from 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays. The local objectives for this evaluation were: revitalization of the downtown areas; reduced traffic congestion; increased fare-paying patronage; and improve public image of public transportation. Data collection involved surveys administered to population groups that included: bus patrons traveling within the CBD; downtown employees and residents; and areawide residents.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  100 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 400
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Atherton, T J
  • Eder, E S
• Publication Date: 1981-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 178 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Evaluation; Free fares; Impact studies; Public transit; Ridership; Surveys; Traffic congestion; Travel; Urban renewal; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Albany (New York); New York (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Central city; Free transportation
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00364995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-NY-06-0064-81-1Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1405
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM