THE DETERMINANTS OF LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT DEMAND - AN INTERNATIONAL CROSS-SECTIONAL COMPARISON

An international cross-section of light-rail transit systems is examined. Demand is tested as a function of transport system, city, and population attributes. All tests confirm the standard hypotheses at high levels of significance. High levels of explanatory power support the notion of model transferability. The models developed in this paper are used to predict demand for new lrt systems now being installed in North American cities. Model outputs suggest that the official forecasts are very optimistic. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Gordon, P
  • WILLSON, R
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 135-140
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 18A
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Forecasting; International; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Mathematical models; Numbers; Passengers; Population; Public transit; Ridership; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced tram
• ITRD Terms: 285: Demand (econ); 132: Forecast; 9034: International; 6473: Mathematical model; 6432: Number; 744: Public transport; 1284: Tram; 313: Urban area; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390179
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 520
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM