A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING EXPECTED FIXED-ROUTE BUS SERVICE LEVELS

The Transit Access and Regional Development (TARD) service algorithm and its socioeconomic data base are used for bus route analysis by the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission. Theory behind the TARD algorithm is that higher development densities can be expected to generate greater transit demand than lower development densities, and this relationship should be reflected in provision of more transit service in higher density areas. Level of transit service is established for each quarter section of the area under study. Population and employment levels are combined with transit service characteristics to analyze distribution of services, identify areas where marginal service changes may be appropriate and determine whether counties in the Regional Transit Authority district have equivalent service. With receipt of 1980 Census information, variables such as income, ethnicity, unemployment rate, labor force participation rate and auto ownership will be included in the model. After its refinement in suburban areas, it is expected that the TARD model will be used to evaluate service in the City of Chicago.

• Record URL:
  • https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021808616?urlappend=%3Bseq=603
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  P.O. Box 2055, Saugatuck Station
  Westport, CT  United States  06880-0055
• Authors:
  • Jarzab, J T
  • Metalitz, C
• Publication Date: 1983-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 583-596
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Bus transit; Census; Demographics; Employment; Fixed routes; Level of service; Mathematical models; Regional planning; Statistics
• Geographic Terms: Chicago (Illinois)
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical method; Bus services
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382317
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 247
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM