REVIEW OF TRANSIT SERVICE AND PRICING OPTIONS

Service reductions and flat fare increases are likely to be ineffective in achieving the goals and managerial objectives of public transit. A conceptual structure for evaluating service and pricing changes is proposed and market-differentiated pricing and service are suggested. Three classes of pricing options are examined: distance-based fares, time-of-day pricing. pricing, and service-based fares. The use of transit passes and other implementation issues are reviewed. Both long-range planning and real-time control options designed to improve service reliability are discussed and evaluated based upon available studies. The paper concludes with recommendations for future study.

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  Institute for Transportation, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Daskin, M S
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 219-251
• Serial:
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2042-3195
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2042-3195
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost control; Distance based fares; Economic elasticity; Fares; Level of service; Marketing; Off peak periods; Pricing; Rates; Service discontinuance; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Off-peak; Passes
• Subject Areas: Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389792
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM