RETURNS TO SCALE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN URBAN MASS TRANSIT

The goals of this research were twofold: first, to estimate the nature & magnitude of technological returns to scale in urban mass transit and second, to identify the structure and growth of technological progress. The results are clear on both counts. The production of route miles of transit service demonstrates constant returns to small (large) scale. In contrast, it was found that increasing returns to small scale prevails in production of seat miles of transit service; and the latter measure seems to yield a more accurate portrayal of full capacity output than does route miles.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  Faculty of Commerce
  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada 
• Authors:
  • McDevitt, P K
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 233-249
• Serial:
  • LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Passenger miles; Public transit; Routes; Technology; Urban transportation; Weighing devices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Scale
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153852
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM