COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: POTENTIAL COSTS AND BENEFITS

This paper assesses the potential costs and benefits of coordinating the transportation operations of the transportation providers in a particular community. After a definition of coordination, rationales for and barriers to coordination are explored. While there are no insurmountable barriers, achieving coordination takes much more time and effort and probably entails fewer benefits and more costs than had been expected. Efforts to coordinate may still be worthwhile, however, as long as specific strategies are followed, certain preconditions are met, and expectations are not excessive. (Author)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in TRB Unpublished Report No. 19, Fourth National Conference on Rural Public Transportation: Proceedings.
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• Authors:
  • Burkhardt, J E
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 5-7
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Unpublished Report
  • Issue Number: 19
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Coordination; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372322
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-80040
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM