A PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING TRANSIT INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. VOLUMES 1-3

The report presents an internal management systems improvement plan for the urban mass transit industry. It is the final report of a series of three reports which develop a transit management information systems improvement program. Volume 1 consists of three sections: Section 1 provides an overview of the transit industry; Section 2 presents a proposed set of systems projects for UMTA sponsorship based on criteria herein; and Section 3 presents a methodology and process for individual transit properties to follow in their systems planning activities.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 3 reports PC E09, PB-264523-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Andersen (Arthur) and Company

  1666 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006

  Project FARE/Industry Control Board

  Anderson (Arthur) and Company, 1666 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006

  Wells Research Company

  607 Valleybrook Drive
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20940

  Harmon and Associates

  Kensington, MD  United States 

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Simon, M E
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 505 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accounting; Data collection; Finance; Industries; Information systems; Maintenance; Management; Management information systems; Marketing; Operating costs; Planning; Public transit; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management; Transportation management
• Old TRIS Terms: Management planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153954
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-06-0094-77-5Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-40025
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 17 1981 12:00AM