ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO PROVIDING PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IN LOW DENSITY CITIES: THE CASE OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA

This study explores transportation alternatives for Council Bluffs. The intention is to explore alternatives that may potentially prove viable for other small cities faced with scattered development patterns and limited population density. The study includes a Council Bluffs geographic analysis, survey analysis, review of service options, service options as applied to Council Bluffs, a fiscal analysis, and concludes with recommendations and implementation plans. The key recommendations of the study team are as follows: Enhance efforts to increase ridership on the existing fixed-route transit system; Designate a single staff employee to institute and champion rideshare alternative programs; Be alert to opportunities to attract external funding to the city; Establish a set of small pilot projects - no one option meets the needs of all target groups; Build on opportunities available through existing public and private providers; Share information about pilots widely so as to stimulate broader interest; Involve the broader public in regular assessments of new transportation options; and Link development of transportation options to broader plans for city development.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15525
• Corporate Authors:

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851

  City of Council Bluffs

  Public Works Dept, 209 Pearl Street
  Council Bluffs, IA  United States  51502
• Authors:
  • Kihl, M
  • KNOX, J
  • Sanchez, T
  • Glennon, C S
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 100 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Analysis; City planning; Financial analysis; Geography; Implementation; Passenger transportation; Pilot studies; Population density; Private enterprise; Public participation; Public transit; Recommendations; Ridership; Ridesharing; Small cities; Surveying; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Service options
• Geographic Terms: Iowa
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00782287
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MATC UNL 96-6
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 21 2000 12:00AM