THE CONSEQUENCES OF TRANSIT FARE AND SERVICE POLICIES: A CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY

The bibliography is concerned with the consequences---most specifically the ridership and cost implications---of various policies regarding service and fare levels for urban public transit. Cited publications are classified under separate headings for ease in reference. These are: the demand for transit service; fare and service elasticities of demand; transit operating costs; the economics of transit pricing; public subsidies for transit operations; low-fare and no-fare transit; transit fare structures; transit fare and the distribution of income; transit and the transportation disadvantaged; transit planning, operation and evaluation; marketing transit; and general reference material.

• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Institute

  2100 M Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20037

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kemp, M A
  • Rea, R L
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 40 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Bus lines; Consumer protection; Cost engineering; Fares; Level of service; Marketing; Operating costs; Passengers; Policy; Prices; Pricing; Public transit; Rapid transit; Ridership; Routes; Subsidies; Subways; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disadvantaged persons; Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136974
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Working Paper-505012, UMTA-DC-06-0120-76-3
• Contract Numbers: DC-06-0120
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 11 2003 12:00AM