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Title: A VITAL PHASE OF TRANSIT EVOLUTION: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Accession Number: 00311213
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Passage of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 signaled a new era for the transit industry by facilitating the public acquisition of private operations as well as capital purchases of equipment. In 1974, operating assistance was provided under the National Mass Transportation Act. The increase in federal funding, however, has resulted in significant increases in federal regulations and reporting requirements. This has caused an intensive effort to provide sound system management and internal controls at the local level. To give transit managers the information essential to fully utilize available funds, management information systems have been developed. Successful management information systems are based on, first, the identification of the particular information needs of a transit system and, second, the development of performance criteria from an in-depth statistical analysis of the management provided. Although the management information systems are continually being updated, the performance criteria are still in the formative stages. Yet it is these performance criteria, based on sound management information, that will help transit to become more cost-effective and to provide better service. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: This paper appeared in TRB Special Report 187, Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities, Proceedings of a Workshop sponsored by UMTA and FHWA, conducted by TRB, Sarasota, Florida, 3-6 December 1978. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES. PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP Monograph Accession #: 00311201
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Knautz, Dennis DPagination: pp 33-35
Publication Date: 1980
Conference:
Workshop on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities
Location:
Sarasota Florida, United States Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Tables
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TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jul 22 1982 12:00AM
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