MASS TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT FOR SMALL URBAN AREAS: A CASE STUDY, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK. REPORT ON FIRST YEAR

The report presents transportation planning methodology for small urban areas, and establishes a complete inventory of data on travel patterns and preferences on transportation services and facilities, on land-use, employment and socio-economic characteristics of the population of Tompkins County, New York. The conduct and the results of an extensive household travel and origin-destination survey are reported. Mass transit developments for small urban and rural areas, such as Tompkins County, are outlined in terms of the specifications of objectives for a county-wide system. An example of service area expansion for public transportation is presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell University

  College of Engineering
  Ithaca, NY  United States  14850

  Department of Transportation

  Office of University Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Meyburg, A H
  • Stopher, P R
  • RYAN, J M
  • Coulter, J W
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 251 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Employment; Land use; Persons by socioeconomic levels; Public transit; Rural areas; Small cities; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Travel patterns; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management; Transportation problems
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092106
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., DOT/TST-75/48
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-40003
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 18 1981 12:00AM