EVALUATION OF THE CALTRAIN FEEDER SHUTTLE PROGRAM SERVING SUBURBAN WORKPLACES

A 2-year-old project to provide small-vehicle feeder services between San Francisco Peninsula commuter train stations and suburban employment centers is described. The typical passenger is well educated, a new train rider, and could have driven a car to a free parking space at work. The early planning process leading to development of contract specifications and bidding is outlined. Operational experience, ridership growth (including the effects of the October 1989 earthquake), marketing activities, the results of a passenger survey, and funding are described. Other shuttle services on the San Francisco Peninsula and some examples from other U.S. cities are assessed.

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• Authors:
  • Hooson, Roger
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 20-25
• Monograph Title: Public transit research: rail, bus, and new technology 1991
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1308
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Evaluation; Feeder services; Finance; Financing; Marketing; Operations; Passengers; Planning; Railroad stations; Ridership; Shuttle service; Suburbs; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco (California)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00619155
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309051169
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 29 1992 12:00AM