AN EVALUATION OF A DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR BUS SERVICE

A circulator service in Kansas City, Missouri is described, the need for such a service in a downtown area is discussed, and the Kansas City service is evaluated. The Dime-A-Time circulator service was introduced in Kansas City on a single route and designed to move people throughout the downtown area. Two new routes were introduced later in the year and bus headways were changed to 7 minutes in the 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. period. An initial free service promotion period was subsidized by an organization of downtown business interests. Arguments in favor of a downtown circulator service are briefly reviewed and possible alternatives to such a service are outlined. The study indicates that cost is only one element in Dime-A-Time decision making; revenue and costs together must control decisions. The lowest-cost method of providing downtown circulator service is by offering a low zone fare on regular route transit buses. Comments are made on the disadvantages of such a downtown service, and the opinion is expressed that a downtown curculcator service provides a significant improvement in transit service at modest cost.

• Record URL:
  • https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021808780?urlappend=%3Bseq=637
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  1250 I Street, NW, Suite 750
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Veatch, J F
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 615-629
• Serial:
  • Traffic Quarterly
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0041-0713

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Buses; Central business districts; Costs; Decision making; Evaluation; Fares; Free fares; Headways
• Old TRIS Terms: Circulation; Free transportation; Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131716
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1981 12:00AM