METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PATRONAGE OF DEMAND RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

This study has developed a method for estimating patronage of demand responsive transportation (DRT) systems. This procedure requires as inputs a description of the intended service area, current work trip patterns, characteristics of the served population, and the major design choices, such as the vehicle fleet size, changes in fleet size over the day, types of vehicles being used (buses or taxis), and the fare level. Using these data, the model predicts patronage and service levels for each user-specified interval during the day. The modern system has been developed as a software package which includes a set of disaggregate demand models, a set of analytic supply models, and an equilibration procedure. In addition, a simple sketch planning procedure has been developed which can be used for quick, preliminary analysis of DRT sites. /GMRL/

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/529
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for the Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Center.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  100 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 400
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140

  Multisystems, Incorporated

  1050 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02138
• Authors:
  • Lerman, S R
  • Flusberg, M
  • Wilson, NHM
  • PECKNOLD, W M
  • NESTLE, R E
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 290 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Computer programs; Demand responsive transportation; Fares; Fleet management; Level of service; Ridership; Taxicabs; Travel patterns; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fleets
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00183116
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TST-77-77 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-977
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1981 12:00AM