THE QUALITY STANDARD OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE CITY OF TAMPERE

PAIKALLISLIIKENTEEN PALVELUTASO TAMPEREELLA

The study deals with the quality standard of Tampere City Transport. The standard of bus traffic was compared to the standard of car and bicycle traffic with the estimation model for public transport published by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Finland, the planned European standards for public transport and the opinions of local inhabitants. Basic data for the quality standard analysis were collected with travel time measurements by bus and car and a quality standard questionnaire. In the questionnaire inhabitants were asked to estimate the present standard and the imaginary improvements in bus service. The improvement alternatives were made according to the Stated Preference method and the results were analysed with a regression model.

• Corporate Authors:

  Tampere University of Technology, Finland

  Road and Traffic Engineering, Tieteenkatu 21
  Tampere,   Finland 
• Authors:
  • RIIHIMAKI, E
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• Finnish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 68P+21A p.
• Serial:
  • LIIKENNE- JA KULJETUSTEKNIIKAN JULKAISUJA
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Interviewing; Level of service; Public transit; Quality control; Regression analysis; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• ITRD Terms: 8035: Finland; 9147: Interview; 653: Level of service; 744: Public transport; 9063: Quality; 6588: Regression analysis; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00722199
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 28 1996 12:00AM