PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ISSUES

This compilation of eight reports covers a number of issues of interest to planners, administrators and professionals in the field of public transportation. Topics include funding sources, determination of market sectors, operations and levels of service. Hedges advocates low-capital and non-capital alternatives. Anderson and Hoel present an analysis of latent demand at various service levels. Benson discusses suburban transport planning. Wilson et al discuss marketing aspects of transit. Mix and Dickey report on rural transport problems. Vuchic et al discuss Pennsylvania DOT's guidelines for local transit operations. Botzow describes a system of patron service variables, applicable to any mode.

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  • Reports prepared for the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Conference:
  • 53rd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1974-1-21 to 1974-1-25
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 519
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Passenger service; Passengers; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097286
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309023645
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 29 1981 12:00AM