TIMED TRANSFER: AN EVALUATION OF ITS STRUCTURE, PERFORMANCE AND COST

Timed transfer is a transit operating strategy in which vehicles from different routes are routed and scheduled to meet simultaneously at common stops to facilitate no-wait or minimum-wait passenger transfers. Timed transfers are being used primarily in medium-density areas, where transit demand may be too low to support high-frequency transit service on a system of intersecting routes. This report examines timed transfer systems to gain a better understanding of their applications and services. The report describes various U.S. and Canadian timed transfer services, alternative transit options and the areas best suited to timed transfer. The effects of timed transfer on transit providers, transit users and the community and an evaluation of timed transfer services, ridership and costs, are included. The most complex multiple focal point timed transfer bus services are emphasized and are examined in the three case studies of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Boulder, Colorado, and Portland, Oregon. Where possible, implications and conclusions are drawn from these experiences for the benefit of others interested in implementing similar services.

• Corporate Authors:

  SYSTAN, Incorporated

  343 Second Street, P.O. Box U
  Los Altos, CA  United States  94022

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Service and Management Demonstrations Program
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Newman, D A
  • Bebendorf, M
  • McNally, J
• Publication Date: 1983-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 264 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Buses; Coordination; Operating costs; Public transit; Ridership; Routing; Scheduling; Time; Traffic delays; Transfers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Integrated transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; Operating strategies; Time factor
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00378952
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-MA-06-0049-83-6Final Rpt., HS-036 034, DOT-TSC-UMTA-83-32
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1416
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM