SEMINAR ON SYSTEMS ATTRIBUTES AND PERFORMANCE

THE DISCUSSION IS CONCENTRATED IN TWO AREAS: THE IMPACT OF SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES AND PERFORMANCE ON (1) NONUSERS AND (2) USERS. IN ADDITION, AN M.I.T. HISTORY ON INNOVATIVE TRANSIT IS REVIEWED BRIEFLY. THE NONUSERS CONSIDERED ARE OPERATORS, GOVERNMENT, THE COMMUNITY, AND RELATED SYSTEMS. IT IS NOTED THAT OPERATORS WILL NOT CONSIDER DEMAND-ACTIVATED SYSTEMS AN ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSIT BUT AS COMPETITION. THAT THEY WILL BE SUPPORTED BY COURTS IN THIS MISCONCEPTION IS MANIFESTED BY A DECISION THAT FORBADE MINIBUSES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY FROM OPERATING IN A CAR-POOL FASHION; THE REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE IN DEFINED CORRIDORS FORCED THE OPERATOR TO DISCONTINUE THE SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL LOSS INCURRED. EXISTING REGULATIONS AND REGULATORY AGENCIES ALSO INHIBIT FLEXIBLE AND INNOVATIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE ACCEPTABILITY OF BUSES IN NEIGHBORHOODS IS DETERMINED LARGELY BY THEIR EXTERIOR DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (NOISE, EXHAUST EMISSIONS), AND SAFE OPERATION (ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO NOT NOW EXPERIENCE MUCH THROUGH TRANSPORTATION). FINALLY, THE IMPACT ON HIGHWAY CONGESTION, LAND VALUE, AND LAND DEVELOPMENT IS DISCUSSED. UNDER USER IMPACT, TWO TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED: ATTRIBUTES OF SYSTEM OPERATION AFFECTING (1) USAGE AND (2) DEMAND. MOST OF THE COMMENTS ON DEMAND RELATE TO THE TRADEOFF BETWEEN FARES AND TIME.

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• Authors:
  • Brand, Daniel
  • Solomon, Richard J
  • Heathington, Kenneth W
  • Bauer, H J
  • Curd, Harriet N
  • Ketola, H Norman
  • Schwartz, Arthur
  • Morrill, Daniel D
  • Ventura, Frank L
  • Howard, William T
  • Guenther, Karl
  • Kail, William F
  • Stafford, Joseph H
  • Porter, Edwin H
  • Roos, Daniel
  • Canty, Eugene T
  • Tumminia, Fred
  • Smith, Richard L
  • Stevens, Robert D
  • Gustafson, Richard L
• Conference:
  • Conference on Demand-Actuated Transportation Systems
  • Location: West Lafayette Indiana, United States
  • Date: 1970-90-0 to 1970-9-0
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 69-87
• Monograph Title: DEMAND-ACTUATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 124
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Demand responsive transportation; Impacts; Public transit; Regulations; Social values
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00241550
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030901963X
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 20 1971 12:00AM