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Title:

Transit Vehicle Performance Analysis for Service Continuity/Termination: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Accession Number:

01664077

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

Public transit agencies aim to improve services while reducing operating costs. Transit performance analysis, as the main approach used to assess operating cost and revenue, has received much attention in recent decades. Most of such studies focus on macro-level performance analysis by comparing across transit agencies or within a transit agency across different parts of its operation. This macro-level analysis assumes that bus drivers and vehicles have identical performance in terms of production and resource consumption, yet they can vary significantly and the variations directly influence service reliability and operational efficiency. As a result, micro-level vehicle performance analysis is needed for operation optimization. This paper introduces an innovative and effective use of the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to estimate, project, and compare the operational efficiency of each transit vehicle. Using the paratransit fleet of Utah Transit Authority (UTA) as a case study, the study demonstrates the varying cost structures and operational efficiencies over time associated with different vehicle types. It shows that such variations and time series analysis can be used to guide prioritization of vehicle procurement and service continuity/termination, which further leads to significant cost savings and improvement in reliability of service. The proposed approach is replicable for any transit fleet with available maintenance and operation data. The proposed method provides transit agencies with data-driven analytics to facilitate the decision-making process.

Report/Paper Numbers:

18-01838

Language:

English

Authors:

Fayyaz S, S. Kiavash
Cathy Liu, Xiaoyue
Wei, Ran

Pagination:

pp 511-522

Publication Date:

2018-12

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Volume: 2672
Issue Number: 8
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
ISSN: 0361-1981
EISSN: 2169-4052
Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/trr

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (33)

Identifier Terms:

Utah Transit Authority

Subject Areas:

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 8 2018 10:27AM