| Title | Bus Maintenance Facilities: A Transit Management Handbook |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 56342 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Thurlow, Virgil S.; Bachman, John A.; Lovett, C. Denver |
| Corporate Creator | Mitre Corporation; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19751101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | An understanding of current urban transit bus maintenance facility capabilities is needed for use in planning new facilities and for the evaluation of requests for aid. Industry guidelines, based on a survey of 55 properties with fleets of 11 to 4300 buses, were developed for garages, shops, service lanes, and capital equipment. Facility ages varied from new to 100 years; 61 percent were older than 21 years. Building costs varied from a low of $12 to $28 a square foot for indoor bus storage space, to a high of $55 to $82 a square foot for equipment intensive servicing facilities (1975 dollars). Cost multiplier curves for bid forecast years from 1975 to 1985 were developed, including inflation rates varying from 6 to 12 percent per year. Small, single facility properties (less than 100 buses) were found to have greater unit space needs for repairs than large properties. |
| Rosap ID | dot:406 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/406 |
| TRT Terms | Bus transportation; Cost estimating; Facilities; Frontage roads; Handling and storage |
| General Subjects | Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Building; Buses; Costs; Equipment |
| Geographical Coverage |
Washington (District of Columbia); United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
94608 |
| Contract Number | DOT-UT-10005 |
| Report Number | UMTA-VA-06-004-75-5 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/56000/56300/56342/busmaintenancef0600unse_0.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |