SMALL CITY TRANSIT: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS FREE FARE, STUDENT OPERATED TRANSIT IN A UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY

Amherst, Massachusetts, is an illustration of a free-fare transit service serving a university campus. This case study is one of thirteen examples of a transit service in a small community. The background of the community is discussed along with a description of the implementation process and operational characteristics of the transit service. The process through which the community responds to the specific needs for transit service within the local context is stressed.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10210
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-251 503.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Service & Method Demonstration, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Casey, R
  • Michener, W
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 20 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Communities; Free fares; Local government; Public transit; Small cities; Students; Technical assistance; Transportation; Transportation operations; Travel demand; Universities and colleges; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management; Transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
• Old TRIS Terms: Free transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133207
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-5-2 Final Rpt., UMTA-MA-06-0049-76-2
• Contract Numbers: MA-06-0049
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 23 1982 12:00AM