COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL BUS SERVICES

The Greater Bridgeport Transit District provides service throughout a four-town area in southwestern Connecticut. Cost containment investigations address three areas of activity: (1) Improved service within principal service corridors through optimized siting of bus stops; operational techniques to improve bus flow; and TSM strategies to enhance mixed-mode operations. (2) Development of driver incentive programs, management strategies and monitoring processes which catalyze annual savings in labor expenditures through reduced absenteeism, optimized extraboard staffing, and diminished overtime hours. (3) Modified operation at select intersections to mitigate problematic maneuvers caused by geometric constraints or traffic control. The report details a program of recommended improvements encompassing 18 projects. Costing and implementation are presented according to a prioritized schedule. Transportation benefits and savings are calculated and compared to implementation costs. Funding opportunities are identified at the federal, state and local levels; opportunities for private sector financial participation are explored.

• Corporate Authors:

  Greater Bridgeport Reg Plng Agency

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  Greater Bridgeport Transit District

  525 Water Street
  Bridgeport, CT  United States  06604

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 220 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absenteeism; Bus drivers; Bus routes; Bus transit; Cost control; Extraboards; Productivity; Traffic congestion; Traffic signals
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393507
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-CT-09-0038-84
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM