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The impacts of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 on service to residents of small communities must be viewed not just in terms of numbers of abandonments but also in terms of the level and type of replacement service available to such communities since 1982. This paper focuses on service to independent small towns in nonmetropolitan areas and the following are considered: (a) the level of replacement service directly stimulated by the act, (b) the nature of publicly sponsored alternative service, and (c) broader based programs that deal with the more fundamental questions regarding the nature of public demand for intercity bus service in rural areas. The adequacy and consistency of these various responses are then assessed. Research based on a review of available reports and hearings and supplemented by a series of telephone interviews conducted in June and July of 1985 with representatives of state transportation departments and state public regulatory agencies led to the following conclusions: (a) the potential for using publicly funded rural transit as an alternative form of service or as a feeder service has not been consistently explored by the states, nor has there been sufficient determination to use state programs to bolster the federal Section 18 program; (b) if effective intercity service is to continue in rural areas, a clear indication of public demand for that service and a public willingness to help meet that demand will be required; and (c) avenues for public-private partnerships are available, but in a deregulated environment they will not be explored unless communities can demonstrate demand and private companies can perceive the potential for profit.

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Appendices (1) ; Figures (1) ; References (11) ; Tables (1)

Alternatives analysis; Bus transportation; Demand; Deregulation; Feeder services; Governments; Intercity bus lines; Partnerships; Private enterprise; Rural areas; Small towns; States

Urban Mass Transportation Act

Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

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