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In 1982, the Iowa General Assembly directed the Iowa Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of coordinating public transit services and school transportation programs. Between 1983 and 1985, pilot projects were successfully implemented in six Iowa communities. Four of the projects were located in urban areas and involved shifting students from school bus transportation to city transit services. While school bus transportation generally costs less, it was found that in some cass (as when excess capacity exists on public services) public transit services are more cost effective. Two of the projects were located in rural areas and involved coordinating the operations, maintenance, and purchasing functions of school districts and public transit systems. The participating agencies in both rural projects saved on costs. While the concept of transportation coordination was found to be feasible in all six areas, there are significant legal and institutional barriers to be overcome in each case. Public policy in Iowa has encouraged, and in some cases mandated, coordination between transportation operators, and the public has benefited from such policy.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1202, Transit Issues and Recent Advances in Planning and Operations Techniques. 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

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Coordination; Cost effectiveness; Feasibility analysis; Pilot studies; Public policy; Public transit; Rural areas; School buses; Urban areas

Pilot projects

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

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