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Ever wanted to start a circulator or shuttle bus in your community? Want to know where to start? Want to get some questions answered before hiring a consultant? Then the Circulator Guidebook is a valuable resource for your community! The Circulator Guidebook was conceived as a product of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference which wanted to study thirteen communities within DuPage County. They knew only four of the communities were ready to start a circulator. The other nine would want to do so in a few years’ time, but didn’t want to miss an opportunity to make the most of some technical expertise. So the Circulator Guidebook documented all the steps along the way, using information from the first four communities, allowing the other nine to follow when they were ready. The main benefit of this paper and the Circulator Guidebook is that it synthesizes many ideas and techniques concisely. It is a toolkit of ideas all in one simple document. It provides a comprehensive approach to understanding and planning for a bus circulator. It is usable in small and medium-sized communities, whether as a stand-alone community, as a community on the periphery of an urbanized area, or several communities with connecting service. It is useful for both short-term and long-term planning. The methods are approachable enough that professionals with generalized backgrounds can use them. Additional references for further reading are provided. The Circulator Guidebook starts with the basics of running an open house and conducting a community survey. The market analysis section shows how census and more recent community population and employment information can be used to identify transit service gaps and to estimate a potential demand if the whole community were served. Different circulator service types, including innovative services like flex-routes and checkpoint routes can help a community provide service to more people. From there, step through the process of designing transit alternatives, zeroing in on ridership estimates for specific alternatives, and estimating the costs of operations, maintenance, and vehicles. While costs will vary from region to region in the U.S., this Circulator Guidebook can give you a “ballpark” cost using information included here. Learn how an implementation plan addresses organizational structure, staffing requirements, and funding sources to implement your circulator. Typical federal, state, and local funding sources are described. The basics of putting together a marketing plan are also covered, including raising the visibility of a new service in the community and how to make the transit route information useful to your customers. Finally, assess the performance of the circulator after it’s been implemented.

01483192

English

11p

2010

12th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities

Digital/other

CD-ROM; Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Handbooks; Operating costs; Ridership; Shuttle buses; Transportation planning

DuPage County (Illinois)

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jun 25 2013 11:16AM

• A Literature Review of Current Events and Trends in Ciclovía Programs across America
• A New Traffic Assignment Method for Small and Medium Communities
• A Standardized Tool for Calculating Road User Benefits
• A Transportation Safety Planning Tool for the City of Ames
• An Economical Methodology for Development of Land Use and Socio-economic Forecasts for Long-range Transportation Plans (LRTPS)
• An Investigation of the Transferability of Trip Generation Models
• Application of a Combined Travel Demand and Microsimulation Model for a Small City
• Application of Dynamic Traffic Assignment in a Small-Urban Area
• Applying a Multi-Resolution Modeling Approach for Master Planning of State Route 285 Corridor at Wenatchee Valley, WA
• Applying the Housing + Transportation Affordability Index in Your Metro Area
• Comparison of Five Metropolitan Washington Travel Demand Models
• Data Alternatives in Support of Regional Travel Demand Modeling
• Developing Travel Demand Modeling Tools for Medium-Sized Communities in Virginia
• Dynamic Model Visualization and Investigation
• Estimating Arterial Performance in Small and Medium-Sized Communities
• GLOBEWARM – A Tool to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Roadway Vehicles
• Integrating Planning and Operations for a Comprehensive Transportation Management System
• Lessons Learned: A Community Driven Approach to Infrastructure Improvement
• Moving the Guests at a 400th Anniversary: Jamestown 2007
• MPO Planning Resources – An Internet-Based Tool
• Northern Minnesota/Northern Wisconsin Freight Plan
• Prioritizing Projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan -- The Lexington Experience
• Public Involvement in Bicycle Safety
• Safe Routes to School: A Collaborative Approach
• Small-Town Transportation Assessments that Work: Combining Community Learning and Research Strategies
• The School Travel Plan as a Community Planning Tool
• Transit Node Analysis: Comparing Street-Level Physical and Socioeconomic Factors Using a Layered GIS Approach
• Transportation of Wind Energy Industry Components: Planning for Growth in the Heartland
• Using a Federal Database and Local Industry Sector Knowledge to Develop Future Freight Forecasts
• Using Decision Trees in Transportation Planning and Analysis
• Vacant Land Inventory and Development Assessment Tool