| Title | Transportation Brokerage Demonstration - Bridgeport, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48784 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Kuzmyak, J. Richard |
| Source | 152p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Comsis Corporation |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance and Safety |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19840401 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Since August 1978, the Greater Bridgeport Transit District (GBTD) has been engaged in a test of multimodal transportation brokerage. It is an ambitious effort aimed at revolutionizing the role of a public transit operator in planning and operating a regional transportation systems. GBTD's mission is to implement a diversified transportation network using a Transportation System Management (TSM) process, with services designed to meet the needs of specific markets. The components of this plan range from conventional fixed-route bus to both public and privately operated paratransit, including shared-ride taxi and employment-centered/subscription bus. Other major components include: strategic pricing and fare integration methods; development and application of advanced management and planning tools, linked to development of a large-scale management information system (MIS) capability; and a community and economic development role assumed by the Transit District. Accomplishments of the brokerage through the period of this interim report include: development of a core fixed-route bus system and a performance monitoring system to control its operation; a community-based minibus system, with alternating peak feeder and off-peak circulation service schedules, a consolidated social service agency transportation network; a market-based fare prepayment program; and a program for eliciting funding support form the private sector. Planning for shared-ride taxi, user-side subsidies, employment-centered bus, and the broad-based management information system were still in progress at the time of this report. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10276 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10276 |
| TRT Terms | Paratransit services; Brokerage; Minibuses; Social service agencies; Peak periods; Coordination; Private enterprise; Subsidies; User side subsidies |
| Classification | NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Transit Economics and Finance; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Funding; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Safety and Security; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances |
| Geographical Coverage |
Connecticut |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1753 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-84-4; UMTA-CT-06-0008-83-2 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48700/48784/DOT-TSC-UMTA-84-4.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |