| Title | Small City Transit Characteristics: an Overview |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48761 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Kendall, D.; Misner, J.; Stearns, Mary D.; Waksman, R. |
| Source | 44p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19760301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The report is based on information and operating data from thirteen small community transit systems which were studied as part of a larger project on small community transit and its potential. It summarizes organizational, institutional, and operational aspects of the case studies and contains an analysis of some of the relationships among service, cost and community response. Hypotheses are offered regarding the types of trips which are served, the cost and service trade-offs which are relevant when choosing between fixed-route and demand-responsive modes of operation, the critical variables such as labor agreements and maintenance arrangements which affect operating costs, the level of subsidy which may be anticipated, and the trade-offs between single-ride fares and transit passes as a means of fare collection. A number of conclusions are offered which bear on these topics, but the uniqueness of each community situation is stressed as an often dominant factor. The thirteen communities used for this study are: Amherst, Massachusetts; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Bremerton, Washington; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; East Chicago, Indiana; El Cajon, California; Eugene/Springfield, Oregon; Evansville, Indiana; Merced, California; Merrill, Wisconsin; Sudbury, Massachusetts; Westport, Connecticut; Xenia, Ohio. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10258 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10258 |
| TRT Terms | Cities; Cities and towns; Small towns; Buses; City planning; Alternatives analysis; Communities; Demand responsive transportation; Public transit; Fixed routes; Scheduling; Fare collection; Travel demand; Transportation operations; Urban transportation; Urban development |
| General Subjects | Transportation management; Transportation systems |
| Classification | AGR - IMPACTS - IMPACTS; AGR - IMPACTS - Mobility; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION |
| Geographical Coverage |
California; Connecticut; Indiana; Massachusetts; Michigan; North Carolina; Ohio; Oregon; Washington; Wisconsin |
| Contract Number | MA-06-0049 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-5-1; UMTA-MA-06-0049-76-1 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48700/48761/DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-05-01.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |