DOWNTOWN BUS TRANSPORTATION

THE RESEARCH EXAMINED SPECIAL DOWNTOWN OR SMALL BUS SYSTEMS IN FORTY CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. DATA WERE COLLECTED IN QUESTIONNAIRES RECEIVED FROM FOURTEEN CITIES USING SMALL-SIZE BUSES AND NINE CITIES USING STANDARD VEHICLES. EMPHASIS IS FOCUSED ON VEHICLE DESIGN, TYPE OF SERVICE (I.E. ROUTE COVERAGE, HEADWAYS, VEHICLES IN SERVICE, FARES, PATRONAGE, AND DURATION OF SERVICE), SYSTEM COSTS, PUBLIC RESPONSE, AND IMPACT ON CENTER CITY TRAFFIC CIRCULATION. THE ANALYSIS IS BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN THE TWO BASIC TYPES OF SERVICE. THE REPORT DEVELOPS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFICIENT USE OF SMALL AND CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES, INTEGRATED DOWNTOWN BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, AND USER-ORIENTED PLANNING FUNCTIONS. COMPLETE SURVEY DATA ARE APPENDED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-UT-394
• Corporate Authors:

  Consortium of Universities

  Urban Transportation Center, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Goldstein, L D
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 51 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Buses; Central business districts; Level of service; Minibuses; Routes; Traffic congestion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Congestion
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00239631
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 2002 12:00AM