EVALUATION OF TRANSIT SYSTEM COORDINATION AND FUTURE SERVICES IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE URBANIZED AREA

The report results from a ten-month study that focused on how bus service could be improved to accommodate the future transit needs of the city of Charlottesville. Among the alternatives considered were strategies such as changing routes and schedules on the present system, coordinating the city service with the University of Virginia bus system, and expanding bus service into Albemarle County. The 123-page report contains an overview of all public transportation in Charlottesville, provides an in-depth analysis of present Charlottesville Transit Service ridership based on an on-board survey conducted in April, 1976, examines the operating characteristics of both the city and university systems, tests alternative routing concepts to determine the effectiveness of each in providing public transportation, and analyzes future transit demands in the city-county-university regional area.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Washington, D.C., Contract HUD-H-2196R.
• Corporate Authors:

  Central Piedmont Urban Observatory

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 

  Department of Housing and Urban Development

  451 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20410
• Authors:
  • Hoel, L A
  • Demetsky, M J
  • Morris, D
  • List, D
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 131 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Coordination; Level of service; Measures of effectiveness; Public transit; Regional planning; Routes; Scheduling; Transportation operations; Universities and colleges; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Services; Transportation management
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166712
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UO-LCCM-CHA-76-007, HUD/RES-1096
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 2002 12:00AM