A CORPORATE PLANNING MODEL FOR A MULTISERVICE PUBLIC TRANSIT FIRM

A formal transit corporate planning model is developed which incorporates three major elements: (1) Objectives for various services; (2) Decision making rules for implementing fare and service policies; (3) A data base established for determining levels of service and fares which equilibriate costs with revenues and subsidies. A computer program can be developed or adapted to solve the problem of fares and service levels. Once the transit planning model has been computerized, management can then investigate rapidly the impact of various scenarios on transit operations. Depending on the quality of the model, there can be a very useful tool for improving the efficiency of its operations through understanding the interdependent complexities of such a multiservice firm.

• Record URL:
  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021808590?urlappend=%3Bseq=393
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  P.O. Box 2055, Saugatuck Station
  Westport, CT  United States  06880-0055
• Authors:
  • Rubin, B
  • Talley, W K
• Publication Date: 1985-7

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 375-390
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Databases; Decision making; Forecasting; Information processing; Level of service; Management; Policy; Pricing; Revenues; Strategic planning; Subsidies; Transit operating agencies
• Old TRIS Terms: Management policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00455091
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1988 12:00AM