01552995

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2533-14

This paper describes how a bus stop measuring system can be developed not only to achieve transit operation efficiency but also to collaborate proactively with urban planners and traffic engineers on transit–land use interface activities. The measuring system was developed by identifying transit performance variants at the bus stop level with the use of a dynamic composite weighting factor approach on a geographic information system platform. A tier structure framework was used to categorize the composite scores of bus stops into six groups. Specific transit improvement actions were then tailored on the basis of their bus stop characteristics. Two project application examples are presented in this paper. One is a bus stop thinning project for speed improvement, and the other is for prioritizing capital project improvements. As various active transportation programs emerge to encourage local jurisdictions to plan transit connectivity with other community gathering places, this bus stop measuring approach presents a continued process to monitor their performance. It is also used to strengthen integration with other street improvement activities, including pedestrian paths and bikeways, to create a safe and sustainable urban environment.

01590197

15-3319

English

pp 124–133

2015

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309369381

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Figures (8) ; Maps; Photos; References (9) ; Tables (4)

Bus stops; Bus transit operations; City planning; Connectivity; Data analysis; Performance measurement; Strategic planning; Sustainable development; Transit oriented development

Long Beach Transit

Long Beach (California)

Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:06PM

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