AN EVALUATION OF REGIONALIZING RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN NORTH DAKOTA

Several states have been moving toward a coordinated approach to transit as a result of the federal government's prompting. Coordination is believed to increase the transit services offered and increase the service area covered. The state of Iowa was on the forefront of coordination efforts in the 1970s and initiated a regional approach to coordinate all transit services throughout the state. Iowa still maintains a regional approach to transit. It is proposed that North Dakota adopt a similar regionalized transit effort. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the potential for North Dakota to regionalize their rural transit systems. The specific tasks were: 1) Identify transit systems/services in North Dakota; 2) Identify transit needs in North Dakota; 3) Evaluate unmet transit needs in state; 4) Examine models of coordinated transit systems; and, 5) Make recommendations on regionalization and coordination of transit systems in North Dakota.

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Corporate Authors:
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

North Dakota State University
1320 Albrecht Boulevard
Fargo, ND United States 581052
Authors:
- Hough, J
- Griffin, G
Publication Date: 1997-10

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Coordination; Demographics; Federal aid; Performance evaluations; Regional transportation; Ridership; Rural transit; Transportation; Transportation planning
Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00744611
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Report/Paper Numbers: MCP Report No. 97-77
Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
Created Date: Jan 7 1998 12:00AM