PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR BUS TRANSIT

Performance analysis has gained increased attention now that transit organizations are emphasizing efficiency objectives. Debates over both the number of indicators required and their method of selection are reviewed. Research upon which this paper is based uses FY 1980 Section 15 data to first identify and then test a set of performance indicators which are useful for evaluation of fixed route, motor bus transit. Four parallel data sets, based on transformations of the original data, and several exploratory factor analyses were used to detect the underlying structure of the data. Rigorous testing verified that the structure represented the most salient performance dimensions. A small subset of seven performance indicators was identified and tested as representative of these underlying dimensions. These indicators can be used together or individually to assess transit performance for a single system or for cross-sectional comparistons. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Fielding, G T
  • Babitsky, T T
  • Brenner, M E
• Publication Date: 1985-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 73-82
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 19A
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Buses; Costs; Economic efficiency; Inspection; Level of service; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Numbers; Operating costs; Passengers; Peer groups; Performance; Personnel; Public transit; Ridership; Statistical analysis; Travel; Vehicle miles of travel
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Performance indicators
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; Umta section 15
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 224: Cost; 237: Economic efficiency; 5911: Efficiency; 698: Journey; 653: Level of service; 6473: Mathematical model; 6432: Number; 102: Personnel; 744: Public transport; 8122: USA; 1575: Vehicle inspection; 292: Vehicle mile; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Finance; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450401
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM