MSBA ROUTE ANALYSIS STUDY

Since the changeover from private to public ownership and the acquisition of private operators' assets (1970s), Nassau County has witnessed improvements in bus transportation in terms of quantity and quality of service provided to residents. To maintain this momentum and respond to future changes, the Nassau County Planning Department embarked on an examination of bus service provided by the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) in order to formulate a 5-year transit development plan. This report represents the culmination of an intensive planning analysis of MSBA in meeting current and future mobility needs of the County residents. Accompanying this plan is a capital improvement program and a financial resources plan necessary to implement service, facility and equipment recommendations. Throughout the study, dialogue was held with MSBA staff and documented in interim reports so as to serve as a discussion guide for the project. The study began with a review of the County in terms of demographic characteristics, employment, activity centers, and land land use. To assess financial performance, each route and service was analyzed separately and is presented in this report. Results provided guidance in developing route proposals to enhance performance. A detailed set of service standards are presented that reflect the perspective of the riders, operators, and community toward public transportation. Actions required to remedy current service deficiencies as well as to exploit opportunities in the future are identified. The 5-year Recommended Service Plan, the Capital Improvement Program, and the Financial Plan represent prior actions to improve and expand bus service in Nassau County.

• Corporate Authors:

  Abrams-Cherwony and Associates

  PSFS Building, Suite 3139, 12 South 12th Street
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19107

  Nassau County Planning Commission

  222 Willis Avenue
  Mineola, NY  United States  11501

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 313 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus routes; Bus transit; Financial capital; Forecasting; Level of service; Management; Operations; Planning; Policy; Quality of service
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; Management policies; Operations planning; Umta section 8
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389386
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-NY-09-0075 Final Rpt., TS E-721
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-NY-09-0075
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM