COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF AUTOMATED TRANSIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

This report discusses the costs and benefits associated with automating the route-finding portion of a telephone transit information system. The various costs of implementing such a system are categorized and compared with those of a manual system over an appropriate time span using a present value approach. A queueing model, described in the report, is used for computing manpower requirements of the two systems, manual and automated. Outputs of the queueing model for a wide range of input parameters are tabulated in an appendix. Benefits from automating transit information route-finding are discussed, and measures of performance improvement available as output from the queueing model are provided.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Bureau of Standards

  Applied Mathematics Division
  Washington, DC  United States  20234

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Shier, D R
  • GILSINN, J F
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 112 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Automated vehicle control; Automation; Benefit cost analysis; Computer programming; Computer programs; Consumers; Economic models; Equipment; Information systems; Land use; Level of service; Mathematical models; Personnel; Public transit; Queuing theory; Routing; Telephone; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Automated transit system; Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159321
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NBSIR-77-1253 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1981 12:00AM