TRANSIT PLANNING IN A SMALL COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY

This paper describes strategies for estimating potential markets for transit or paratransit service, developing a potential set of transit system concepts, estimating demand for each of a selected subset of concepts, developing an evaluation process, and selecting an implementation strategy. The case study has shown that there is considerable value in conducting limited, small-scale surveys of specific market segments as well as in developing a wide variety of system concepts in order to permit an effective choice among possible systems. An extensive educational effort is needed for the community participants in the process as well as broadbased community respresentation throughout the process. /Author/

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  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Urban Transport Service Innovations (Paratransit) and Task Force for Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems and Other Paratransit Services. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Pfefer, Ronald C
  • Stopher, Peter R
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 32-41
• Monograph Title: Demand-responsive transportation systems and other paratransit services
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 608
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Estimates; Markets; Paratransit services; Small towns; Surveys; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156106
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025834
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 4 1981 12:00AM