01453431

Monograph

This issue contains 11 papers that examine the following topics related to public transit: M15 select bus service in New York City; comparison of emissions from bus rapid transit and conventional bus systems in Beijing; automatic identification of vehicles with faulty automatic vehicle location and control units in London iBus System; optimization of transit stop spacing; passenger origin-destination flow matrices; survey of passengers using discount curbside bus operators in U.S. cities; sharing human services transportation costs; taxicabs in Boston, Massachusetts; user needs for urban car travel; evaluation of zoning design with transfers for paratransit services; and the role of public transportation as job access mode for people with disabilities.

English

105p

2012

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309223317

Print

Figures; References; Tables

Automatic vehicle identification; Automobile travel; Bus rapid transit; Bus stops; Cost sharing; Defects; Discount fares; Exhaust gases; Needs assessment; Origin and destination; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Spacing; Taxicabs; Transfers; Transit buses; Trip matrices; Zoning

Human service transportation; Job access

Beijing (China); Boston (Massachusetts); London (England); New York (New York); United States

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

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Nov 12 2012 8:36AM

• Automatic Identification of Vehicles with Faulty Automatic Vehicle Location and Control Units in London Buses’ iBus System
• Comparative Study of Emissions from Bus Rapid Transit and Conventional Bus Systems: Case Study from Beijing
• Competition from the Curb: Survey of Passengers on Discount Curbside Bus Operators in Eastern and Midwestern U.S. Cities
• Evaluation of Zoning Design with Transfers for Paratransit Services
• Grouping of Bus Stops for Aggregation of Route-Level Passenger Origin–Destination Flow Matrices
• Optimization of Spacing of Transit Stops on a Realistic Street Network
• Role of Public Transportation as Job Access Mode: Lessons from Survey of People with Disabilities in New Jersey
• Select Bus Service on M15 in New York City: Bus Rapid Transit Partnership
• Sharing the Costs of Human Services Transportation
• Taxicabs as Public Transportation in Boston, Massachusetts
• User Needs for Urban Car Travel: Can Demand-Responsive Transport Break Dependence on the Car?