NTL Record

Title An econometric analysis of determinants of transit ridership : 1960-1990
Record ID 49449
Personal Name
Creator
Kain, John F.; Liu, Zhi
Source 102p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Harvard University
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 19960525
Language English
Abstract This study examines the principal dterminants of the levels and changes in transit ridership for the U.S. transit operators over the 30 year period from 1960 to 1990. Transit ridership is represented by annual boardings. We would hav e preferred to have used liked trips for these analyses, but linked trip data are simply unavailable for mos to the transit systems and 30-year period analyzed in this study.
Rosap ID dot:10896
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10896
TRT Terms Ridership; Public transit; Boarding; Econometrics; Regression analysis
General Subjects Public transit; Ridership; Economic analysis
Classification AGR - IMPACTS - Economic and Community Development;
AGR - IMPACTS - IMPACTS;
NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE;
NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Transit Economics and Finance;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-98-06
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49449/DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-98-6.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository