Public Transit: Survey of Public Transit Agency Officials on Contracting Out Public Transit Operations and Other Services (GAO-13-824SP, September 2013), an E-supplement to GAO-13-782

This e-supplement presents the results of the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) web-based survey of transit contracting. The survey asks transit agency officials for their views on questions about the extent transit agencies contract public transit operations and other services, the factors they consider when deciding to contract, and the methods used to select and oversee contractors. The survey was administered to 637 transit agencies that reported to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) National Transit Database in 2011 and operate fixed-route bus; demand response; ADA (Americans with Disability Act) paratransit; and heavy, light, or commuter rail services. GAO excluded transit agencies that received a reporting waiver. GAO received responses from 463 transit agencies for a response rate of 73 percent. Estimates and responses to survey questions in this product refer only to the views of the respondents. The survey was a census survey and GAO did not try to extrapolate the findings to the transit agencies who chose not to respond. Responses to open-ended questions requiring a narrative response are not included in this document. GAO administered the survey from March 4, 2013 to April 23, 2013 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. A more detailed discussion of GAO's objectives, scope, methodology, and agency comments on the draft report are contained in its report entitled Public Transit: Transit Agencies' Use of Contracting to Provide Service (GAO-13-782) (Washington, D.C.: September 2013).

• Record URL:
  http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/gao-13-824sp/index.htm
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Government Accountability Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Bus transit; Contracting out; Demand responsive transportation; Operations; Oversight; Paratransit services; Public transit; Rail transit; Surveys; Transit operating agencies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Challenges (Impediments)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01495169
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO-13-824SP
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 8 2013 10:32AM