TRANSIT IN TRANSITION. MAJOR CHANGES AHEAD?

Evolution of public transit is seen by M. Pikarsky and C. M. Johnson as being fashioned by the emergence of the automobile as the dominant form of urban transportation, the population explosion in the suburbs, and the financial crises facing many transit operators. The demise of traditional public transportation and the social and economic fabric that supports it is foreseen, along with the development of new delivery systems. As many systems price themselves out of markets due to an inability to control labor costs and as off-peak ridership declines, it is predicted that "irregular" transit systems utilizing taxis, jitneys and school and charter buses will come into being. Increasingly the traditional transit operators will serve as brokers to produce a mix of services by a number of suppliers; they will continue to provide fixed-route services in areas where there is sufficient traffic to justify them.

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  Carter (C Carroll)

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• Authors:
  • Young, D
• Publication Date: 1983-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brokerage; Commuting; Fixed routes; Forecasting; Management; Off peak periods; Operating costs; Paratransit services; Public transit; Vanpools; Wages
• Old TRIS Terms: Fixed-route transit; Off-peak
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371527
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM