TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE KILLEEN, FORT HOOD, COOPERAS COVE, HARKER HEIGHTS AREA IN CENTRAL TEXAS

This transportation development plan assesses the need for and the method by which to implement a public transit service for the cities of Killeen, Harker Heights, Cooperas Cove, and the military installation of Fort Hood in Central Texas. The purpose of the study is to identify the travel needs to be served by a public transit system, and to specify the most efficient and effective way to servce those needs. The issue of the provision of transit service through government authority or private enterprise, or a mix of both, is briefly addressed. This report is basically organized in three sections: 1) projection of ridership, revenue and cost for a public transit system in this urbanized area; 2) provision and management of transit service; and 3) implementation plan for the service. Overall, the study projects that over 500 daily trips would be served by local transit service and under 250 daily trips would be served by express bus service. The projections use the recommended level of service which comprises four local routes and two express routes, five days per week. Annual trips total 132,500 for local service and 63,800 for express bus service. Total annual local government contribution required to support the operating cost of local service is $124,000 and express service is $36,500.

• Corporate Authors:

  McDonald Transit Associates, Incorporated

  2001 Beach Street, Suite 407
  Fort Worth, TX  United States  76103

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 152 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus routes; Express buses; Forecasting; Private enterprise; Public transit; Small cities; Subsidies; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00455195
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-TX-08-0236-85-1
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-TX-08-0236
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM