TRANSIT SERVICE OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES FOR SLOW GROWTH COMMUNITIES. 1986 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS VOLUME 2

With the slowdown in the Alberta economy, the city of Edmonton Transportation Department has implemented service optimization techniques to improve transit planning capabilities and to implement efficiency measures in order to achieve civic financial objectives with minimum negative impacts on the transit users. To commence the process, it was necessary to determine the supply and demand characteristics. A comprehensive transit passenger survey was undertaken to determine the market composition, origin and destination patterns, transfer patterns, method of payment, boarding and alighting profiles, vehicle travel time, schedule adherence, and other information. A set of service evaluation and optimization procedures were developed to assess demand/supply and operating strategies using the survey data. In parallel, a computer-aided transit planning model (EMME/2 Transportation Planning System) was put on stream to test alternative network structures. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 291005. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  Centre for Transportation Studies
  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada  V6T 1W5

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • CHAN, G
  • Chim, J
  • Millican, R
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. B53-B78
• Serial:
  • Publication of: British Columbia University, Canada
  • Publisher: University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Data collection; Level of service; Operating costs; Optimization; Origin and destination; Public transit; Surveys; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transit services
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 285: Demand (econ); 237: Economic efficiency; 263: Economics of transport; 653: Level of service; 192: Local authority; 1054: Network (traffic); 221: Operating costs; 687: Origin destination traffic; 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 359: Regional planning; 8645: Software; 241: Tariff; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478558
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM