Transportation Service Coordination in a Rural State

The 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires coordination planning for states to receive federal funding for rural transportation service, yet rural areas have unique coordination needs and obstacles. This study examined South Carolina as an example of a rural state engaging in statewide and local transportation service coordination planning. The objective of this research was to determine and analyze the barriers for transit coordination for predominantly rural areas. A survey representing 247 transportation-service stakeholders in South Carolina combined with data on the state’s rural regions to provide quantitative analysis of coordination efforts and barriers to those efforts. This research analyzed the impact of land use in addition to procedural and perceived barriers for coordination among private and public entities providing transportation services. Results showed that differing administrative procedures between agencies was frequently perceived as a barrier. While rural areas face long distances and inefficient land-use patterns, public unfamiliarity with transportation services, and little professional expertise in transportation, rural areas also benefit from in-depth knowledge of local history, politics, and social expectations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Ridout, John Stuart
  • Dunning, Anne E
  • Nocks, Barry C
  • London, James B
  • Mathias, Angela
  • Hiltz, Elinor
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2008-1-13 to 2008-1-17
• Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: DVD
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19p
• Monograph Title: TRB 87th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Land use; Land use planning; Local transportation; Public transit; Rural areas; Rural transit
• Identifier Terms: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
• Uncontrolled Terms: Federal funding
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01088604
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 08-2789
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 25 2008 2:33PM