THE SCHOOL BUS: A TRANSPORTATION RESOURCE FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS

The purpose of the study is to explore the possibility of more extensive use of school buses in northeastern Illinois. The study area includes the six counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The study approaches the subject through four steps: (1) putting the school-bus resource in the six-county area into perspective; (2) examining the potential market for additional transit service; (3) identifying the principal constraints in using school buses for non-student transportation purposes; and (4) developing conclusions regarding areas of opportunity for the broader use of school bus equipment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared by Gilman (W. C.) and Co., Inc., Evanston, Ill.
• Corporate Authors:

  Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

  400 West Madison Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606

  Gilman (WC) and Company Incorporated

  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 77 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Constraints; Counties; Market research; Market surveys; Public transit; Regional planning; Regional transportation; School buses; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143016
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-09-0026-75-1Summ. Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: IT-09-0026
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 1981 12:00AM