SMALL CITY TRANSIT: ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, PILOT DIAL-A-RIDE PROJECT IN A SECTOR OF THE CITY

Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an illustration of a pilot dial-a-ride project implemented to test the feasibility of a coordinated dial-a-ride/fixed route service. This case study is one of thirteen examples of a transit service in a samll 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.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-251504
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Michener, W
  • Waksman, R
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; City planning; Communities; Fixed routes; Level of service; Paratransit services; Public transit; Small cities; Technical assistance; Transportation; Transportation operations; Travel demand; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Services; Transportation management; Transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133208
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-5-3 Final Rpt., UMTA-MA-06-0049-76-3
• Contract Numbers: MA-06-0049
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 23 1981 12:00AM