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An approach to transit development planning is presented that grew out of a research effort to formulate planning guidelines for the Iowa Department of Transportation for application to small urban and rural areas. A critique of the transit planning process is presented. It is concluded that planners must act not only as technical experts but also as facilitators who strive to ensure that local preferences and needs are reflected in the service ultimately provided. A "budget-constraint" approach to transit development planning is then laid out. Through surveys of transit users, the general public, business leaders, and political officials, views regarding goals and objectives are obtained. The results of the survey are discussed in a public meeting, where those in attendance may express their views. Out of these contact with the public, the planner formulates and ranks a series of social objectives for transit in the area. The objectives constitute a basis for generating developmental alternatives. Each of the several alternatives is aimed at attaining the same objectives, but they vary in scale and, hence, in cost. Decision makers are thus able to perceive the incremental benefits and costs of moving from the smallest to larger alternatives. The approach allows citizen views to become the basis for the transit plan, and decision makers are enabled to make informed choices rather than merely respond to a finalized plan.

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Transportation Research Record

Fifth National Conference on Rural Public Transportation

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Alternatives analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Consumer behavior; Consumer preferences; Data collection; Development; Managerial personnel; Public opinion; Social benefits; Surveys; Transportation planning

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

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