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In recent years, transit operators in cities across the U.S. have reduced service levels, in large part to help address operating budget shortfalls. These cutbacks reflect both the constrained public sector fiscal environment generally, and transit provision cost trends specifically. At the same time, policy goals increasingly emphasize the need to improve and expand transportation options and to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). This paper explores the planning and policy implications of this apparent incongruity through an examination of two case studies from San Francisco, California. The first case study concerns the proliferation of private, employer-provided shuttles, which transport workers residing in San Francisco neighborhoods to corporate campuses outside of the city. The second example investigates mobility barriers within the city’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, a low-income, majority minority district, and discusses current efforts to advance community-based transportation strategies and partnerships to address key mobility needs in the area. Although the cases vary significantly in character, the investigation reveals common themes and lessons regarding evolving notions of public and private transit and the role of new and often unfamiliar partnerships in addressing mobility and accessibility needs.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP010 Transit Management and Performance

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English

17p

2012

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Digital/other

References (25) ; Tables

Accessibility; Case studies; Commuting; Forecasting; Governments; Mobility; Partnerships; Planning methods; Public transit; Shuttle buses; Vehicle miles of travel

San Francisco (California)

Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-4692

TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2012 5:26PM