PRELIMINARY TRANSIT PATRONAGE ESTIMATION FOR SMALL URBAN AREAS VIA TRANSIT SERVICE FACTOR

Transit service-factor (annual revenue miles of bus service per capita) offers a convently applied parameter for preliminary estimation of system-wide patronage for the small urban area contemplating establishment or substantial expansion of public transit service. Its use is particularly suited to preliminary transit feasibility studies using sketch-planning techniques for rapidly generating and appraising alternative system concepts and general levels of service. Careful judgment should be exercised in application of the service factor/ridership relationships presented here to any particular urban area, however. Adjustments for local conditions--community factors and transit system parameters--and consistency checks with other patronage estimation criteria are essential in applications beyond gross preliminary patronage estimation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Traffic Engineers

  2029 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20006
• Authors:
  • Neuzil, D
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-35
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Institute of Traffic Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Estimating; Feasibility analysis; Level of service; Public transit; Revenues; Ridership; Small towns; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126311
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1981 12:00AM