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Title:

RIDERSHIP FORECASTING CONSIDERATIONS IN COMPARISONS OF LIGHT RAIL AND MOTOR BUS MODES

Accession Number:

00483664

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309047137

Abstract:

From the standpoint of ridership forecasting, light rail transit (LRT) and motor bus modes vary in their attributes. Specific modal attributes (stations, passenger space and seating, ride quality, air pollution, noise, schedule reliability and safety, system identity and public orientation, familiarity) can be rated for LRT, busway, and street bus systems and analyzed. While LRT is rated highest in this comparison, the implications for mode choice behavior require more intensive research. Another factor in mode choice is the hypothesis that LRT and other rail transit modes have stronger potential to induce adjacent real estate development in contrast to busway operations. The results of a survey of perceptions of real estate decision-makers in eight U.S. cities operating either LRT lines or busways indicate that decision-makers tend to perceive LRT stations as significantly more desirable than busway stations for commercial real estate development. Respondents' perceptions regarding public orientation to LRT versus busway routes and service levels also score LRT higher but analysis did not determine this difference to be statistically significant. Improvements in the accuracy of ridership forecasting are essential, particularly in terms of differences between LRT and motor bus as alternative transit modes, and some approaches for further investigation can be defined.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Board Special Report No. 221, Light Rail Transit: New System Successes at Affordable Prices - Papers presented at the National Conference on Light Rail Transit, May 8-11, 1988, San Jose, California, Conducted by the Transportation Research Board. 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 Accession #:

00483651

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Henry, Lyndon

Pagination:

pp 163-189

Publication Date:

1989

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 221
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

National Conference on Light Rail Transit

Location: San Jose California, United States
Date: 1988-5-8 to 1988-5-11
Sponsors: Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO); National Association of Regional Councils; Transportation Alternatives Group

ISBN:

0-309-04713-7

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (44) ; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Commercial development

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

May 31 1990 12:00AM

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