CONDUCTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STUDIES OF TAXICABS: LESSONS FROM THE MILWAUKEE EXPERIENCE

From 1978 through 1980, the city of Milwaukee conducted a transportation systems management type study of taxicab service and regulation. In order to provide guidance for other cities considering undertaking similar studies, an evaluation of the Milwaukee study was made. The Milwaukee study was compared against 13 evaluation criteria suggested in the transportation planning literature. The findings of the evaluation were that future taxicab studies could incorporate the strengths of the Milwaukee study and avoid its weaknesses by following 11 guidelines: develop measurable objectives, limit data collection to data needed for problem identification and problem analysis, do field work, maximize use of existing data, emphasize problem identification, set priorities for problems, involve other agencies, involve affected parties, develop alternate solutions, develop strategies for implementation of the recommendations, and require recommendations to be compatible to the maximum extent feasible, but allow early implementation of solutions to serious problems.

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• Authors:
  • O'Connell, Brian F
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 60-66
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIONS: RIDESHARING TECHNIQUES AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 914
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Data collection; Institutional issues; Regulations; Taxicabs; Transportation planning; Transportation system management; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical method
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381506
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309035570
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM