PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE MONITORING

The objective of this paper is to provide background, raise issues, and stimulate discussion on the topic of public transportation monitoring. Covered in the paper are the following areas: concern for performance; factors that influence public transportation performance; basis for evaluating public transportation performance; structuring appropriate performance indicators; prospective changes in UMTA Section 15 reporting; and performance monitoring issues. An Appendix contains the final recommendations of the APTA Section 15 Committee.

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• Authors:
  • MacDorman, L C
• Publication Date: 1988-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 19-36
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 343
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Monitoring; Performance; Performance evaluations; Public transit
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Change; Performance indicators
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 15
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494516
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM