CARS FOR THE CAR-LESS

The article states that, in economic terms, the successful operation of a dial-a-ride bus service is dependent on the demand. The criterier for economic success used by ford motor co. In the us is a demand of 10 trips/sq mile/hr. Research at mit suggests however that the cost per trip can only rival that of a taxi service when the demand density is 20 trips/mil/hr. Demand itself is peported to be dependent on low fares, high residential density and accessibility to telephones. In Britain only 4 in 10 households have a telephone but the rate of increase of subscribers is high. In an attempt to develop the market for dial-a-ride, one firm in the us is reported to be negotiating contracts with local shopkeepers to provide a free dial-a-ride bus service. A brief report is given of investigations in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which are directed at providing a service between any 2 points in the town with a minimum of 2 transfers, using a fleet of 45 dial-a-buses and 15 fixed route express buses. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Architecture and Planning Publications, Limited

  P.O. Box 135, 4 Catherine Street
  London WC2B 5JN,   England 
• Authors:
  • BENDIXSON, T
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 582-583
• Serial:
  • BUILT ENVIRONMENT
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Alexandrine Press
  • ISSN: 0263-7960

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Buses; Economics; Fares; Households; Marketing; Paratransit services; Population; Public transit; Telephone; Travel demand; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 744: Public transport; 390: Telephone; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097979
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1981 12:00AM