MULTISTAGE APPROACH FOR ESTIMATING TRANSIT COSTS
The need to improve estimates of the costs of operating specific routes and services is greater than ever given the current financial problems of the transit industry. Managers are increasingly relying on performance audits to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of different operations. A multistage technique for allocating systemwide transit cost estimates to more disaggregate levels and accounting for the unique features of an operation is presented. Cost centers and pay-hour adjustments are used in distilling the cost estimates of specific services for two California transit properties. Significant differences are found between the cost estimates generated by "aggregate" unit cost equations computed from systemwide data and those generated by the techniques presented. Finally, suggestions are made as to how unit cost estimates might be used in an ongoing transit planning effort.
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- This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 877, Urban Public Transportation Planning Issues. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Cervero, R
- Publication Date: 1982
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- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 67-75
- Monograph Title: Urban public transportation planning issues
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 877
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Bus routes; Capital costs; Cost allocation; Off peak periods; Operating costs; Peak periods
- Geographic Terms: California
- Old TRIS Terms: Analytical method; Off-peak
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00372419
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309034655
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM