PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR ESTABLISHING RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF BOGALUSA

The purpose of this report is to detail the results of a study examining the feasibility of implementing a rural transit system in the City of Bogalusa, Louisiana. Initially, it was anticipated that the residents would be interested in developing a rural transit system that would provide inexpensive transportation to work sites located outside of Bogalusa. A survey of several job sites within Louisiana--New Orleans, Covington, Slidell, Washington, and St. Bernard Parishes--indicated that a significant number of Bogalusa residents commuted to these work areas. Daily ridership was estimated at 350 passengers. However, a survey of the residents showed that most residents preferred a fixed-route or demand-responsive system in Bogalusa rather than a vanpool, carpool, or employer-based vanpool system. Based on this survey and an inventory of existing land uses, travel patterns, and population trends in Bogalusa, a recommended system was designed that would operate on a fixed-route with demand-responsive capabilities. This report documents the study results. It documents the results of the user survey, examines several other rural transit systems, and presents the recommended transit service design and a financial analysis of projected implementation and operating costs as well as system revenues associated with the recommended system designed. The recommended service would provide fixed-route bus service with demand responsive capabilities in the various residential neighborhoods. The system is modeled on the system serving Merrill, Wisconsin, also described in this report.

• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Systems, Incorporated

  4822 Prytania Street
  New Orleans, LA  United States  70115

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Demand responsive transportation; Paratransit services; Rural areas; Small cities; Transportation planning; Travel patterns; Work trips
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; Umta section 18
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00455199
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-LA-X001-85-3
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-LA-18-X001
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1987 12:00AM