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Title:

Deep Discount Group Pass Programs: A Case Study of the Port Authority of Allegheny County

Accession Number:

01372711

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Public transit agencies in cities across the US have experimented in recent years with an innovative form of financing that offers large fare discounts to groups of people affiliated with large institutions. “Deep discount group passes,” as they are known, are negotiated between transit agencies and public and private universities, municipal governments, and other types of private and non-profit organizations and employers. Such agreements provide greater revenue stability for transit agencies, offer low or no-cost transit services to individuals, and help avoid higher transportation-related costs, such as parking lot construction and maintenance, for large institutions. The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC), the public transit agency for the city of Pittsburgh and its surrounding suburbs, provides an intriguing example of this approach. The PAAC has negotiated agreements with not one, but three, local universities and has the potential to expand its service to other area universities and large employers located in Pittsburgh’s central business district. This paper provides a detailed account of the development of deep discount group pass programs in Pittsburgh and highlights the opportunities such programs have for benefiting transit agencies and organizations working to provide transportation choices and to promote sustainable communities.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP030 Public Transportation Marketing and Fare Policy

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-3790

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Kaput, Molly Lucia
Flamm, Bradley John

Pagination:

12p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-3790

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:19PM