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Title: TCRP Projects: Declines in Transit Ridership: Analysis of Recent Trends
Accession Number: 01773686
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Even before COVID-19, and despite population growth and stable employment, U.S. transit ridership declined in a confounding pattern not seen in other countries. This article presents highlights from TCRP Research Report 209: Analysis of Recent Public Transit Ridership Trends and TCRP Project A-43, an ongoing project that employs a two-phase approach to consider changes at system, route, and stop levels. In Phase 1 of Project A-43 researchers determined that the four main sources of net transit ridership decline between 2012 and 2018 were: income and household characteristics changed, bus and rail travel became more expensive, driving became less expensive, and new modes competed with bus and rail. Phase 2 analyzed the change in route- and stop-level transit ridership data for a handful of cities. These case studies uncovered several key points: transit should be given priority, agencies should get creative with fare policies and prices, micromobility has limited impacts on transit ridership, and transit ridership was peaking. The article concludes with a discussion of possible longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on future transit ridership.
Language: English
Authors: Watkins, Kari EdisonBrakewood, CandaceErhardt, GregBerrebi, SimonHemily, BrendonPagination: pp 32-37
Publication Date: 2021-3
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; Photos; Tables
TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: May 28 2021 2:12PM
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