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Title:

Quality of Service Analysis of the Transit System in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: Implementing the New TCRP Report 165
Cover of Quality of Service Analysis of the Transit System in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: Implementing the New TCRP Report 165

Accession Number:

01590910

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Performance measurement and peer comparison are valuable tools that can be used to evaluate actual performance, identify areas that need improvement, and establish feasible goals for a near future in any transportation system. During the past years, the academic community has been discussing which factors of transit systems are the most pertinent in determining the service’s quality and at what level of accuracy it should be measured. In 2013 the third edition of the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual was published as the TCRP Report 165. A study conducted at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) by the Student Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE-UPRM) used as a guide the recent publication to evaluate the service of the Transit System of the Mayaguez Municipality. The research took place between the years 2013 and 2014. During several weeks GPS tracking devices were temporarily installed, providing the location of vehicles at 10 second intervals. A once a year passenger count was also performed in order to provide the data needed. The study served as an assessment of the applicability of the new manual, thus shedding some light on the changes made between editions and their benefit to engineers analyzing any system. The study also included an accurate description of the system’s performance, and recommendations that could lead to its improvement.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP015 Standing Committee on Transit Capacity and Quality of Service. Alternate title: Quality of Service Analysis of the Transit System in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico: Implementing the New TCRP Report 165

Monograph Accession #:

01584066

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-5399

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Román-Afanador, Edgardo M
Cordero-Cruz, Wilfredo R

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2016

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Maps; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)

Subject Areas:

Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-5399

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 6:21PM