| Title | Autonomous dial-a-ride transit : benefit-cost evaluation |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 24379 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Lau, Samuel W. |
| Source | 50p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| Publication Date | 19980800 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Among public transit and for-hire modes, fixed-route bus and rail are most effective in maintaining high ridership in high density areas such as urban centers. The cost effectiveness of fixed-route transit, however, depends on close proximity to the passenger's trip origin and destination, and diminishes rapidly as density decreases. Taxis, on the other hand, provide door-to-door service but at a premium price. Most taxi service, however, is congregated in high density urban areas where there is a higher pool of potential customers. Thus, taxis are expensive to use and hard to hail in low-density suburban areas. Conventional dial-a-ride provides a level of service and cost between fixed-route transit and taxi, but service is only available to a small segment of the traveling population, namely the elderly and handicapped. Autonomous dial-a-ride transit (ADART) is a modernized version of dial-a-ride transit that provides service for the general population and offer a level of service, quality and cost somewhere between fixed-route bus and taxi. Compared to conventional dial-a-ride, however, ADART costs less to operate. |
| Rosap ID | dot:4362 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4362 |
| TRT Terms | Paratransit services; Fixed routes; Public transit; Intelligent transportation systems; Benefit cost analysis; Bus transit; Rail transit |
| General Subjects | Autonomous dial-a-ride transit (ADART); ITS |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Rail Transit |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center; Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/7804.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |