A METHODOLOGY FOR COMPARATIVE TRANSIT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WITH UMTA SECTION 15 DATA

The obstacles to the comparative evaluation of transit performance lie chiefly in the nonconformity and inaccuracy of the early data and also the inadequate coverage of the local operating characteristics. With the publication of the annual reports required by Section 15 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 since May 1981, the first obstacle has been overcome. However, because of human error in compiling the data and the format of the report, there have been many shortcomings in the first two annual reports. These shortcomings together with their solutions were outlined. In an attempt to overcome the second obstacle, a set of indices related to the costs, demand, and revenues was developed for each bus system. Each index is defined as the ratio of the difference between the actual and the expected performance measures to the expected performance measure. The expected performance measure was derived from the regression models fitted on the second-year Section 15 data. With this approach a positive index means that the bus system performs better than its expected performance and also better than its peers. A negative value, in contrast, denotes an inferior performance. A zero value of the index is thus the average. Only results for systems with 25 to 99 vehicles are presented.

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• Authors:
  • Hobeika, A G
  • Kanok-Kantapong, C
  • Tran, T K
• Publication Date: 1984

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• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 36-43
• Monograph Title: Transit performance evaluation and auditing
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 961
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Peer groups; Performance; Performance evaluations; Ratios; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Validation
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Performance indicators
• Old TRIS Terms: Indexes (Ratios); Umta section 15
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

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• Accession Number: 00391933
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037174
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM