COMPARISON OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS TRANSIT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS IN SEVEN SMALL URBAN AREAS

An analysis of the attitudes of residents of several small urban areas towards transit improvement was conducted in an attempt to identify groups with similar preferences. The groups were described by several demographic characteristics: age, sex, autos owned, family size. Two methods were used: a comparison of the preference rankings of each group across the cities; and discriminant analysis to identify grougs with similar attitudes. The results indicate that there is some similarity within certain demographic groups, across the cities. However, respondents as a whole exhibited great similarity of prefereed choices, irrespective of demographics or city. The two most preferred improvements were special vehicles for the handicapped and reduced fares for the elderly and handicapped. It is concluded that there exists some similarity in the attitudes towards transit improvement among the cities, but the development of any distinct groups proved impossible with limited set of demographics available for use in this study. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  Planning Division, State Campus, Building 4
  Albany, NY  United States  12232
• Authors:
  • WEISS, D L
  • Neveu, A J
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Alternatives analysis; Attitudes; Automobile ownership; Gender; Improvements; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Social values; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179040
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res. Rpt. 119
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 29 1981 12:00AM