Analysis of Transportation Network Design Strategies for Forced Transfer Busing

Forced transfer busing occurs primarily at the elementary school level when students are bused to an alternate school when their geographically-assigned school is full at their specific grade level. Ineffective forced transfer busing can result in extra student travel time and inefficient use of often scarce transportation resources. In fact, some force transferred students regularly arrive to their alternate school after morning classes have started due to inefficient transportation practices. The authors examine various forced transfer busing network design strategies using actual public school system data from two school districts to assess various proposed solution methodologies effectiveness at developing practically implementable busing solutions in a realistic amount of time. In addition, preliminary models and analysis are presented for special needs busing problems in one local school district such that student travel time is minimized for these often medically-fragile children.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17490
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center

  University of Arkansas, 4190 Bell Engineering Center
  Fayetteville, AR  United States  72701

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mason, Scott J
  • Pohl, Edward A
• Publication Date: 2010-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 56p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Elementary school students; Strategic planning; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Forced transfer busing; Network design; Special needs school children
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01153252
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MBTC DOT 3011
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 26 2010 7:59AM