01629763

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2651-06

This study explored the role of planning approaches implemented by agencies that contracted a significant portion of fixed-route bus service and related those planning approaches to service performance. Of particular interest are the rationale behind agency decisions of where to situate planning functions, the role of the contractor in the planning process, and the implications of planning approaches on service cost, quality, and efficiency. Eight cases focused on U.S. transit agencies located in major metropolitan areas that contracted more than 20% of their fixed-route bus service. The authors utilized a combination of agency documents, National Transit Database data, and respondent interviews to uncover the planning approaches employed by each agency and to relate them to key performance indicators. The results show that agencies that do not contract planning functions do so to retain maximum control and oversight of bus service, the role of the contractor in the planning process is augmented as the proportion of contracted service increases, and agencies that employ a strategy with heightened levels of contractor interaction are more likely to experience positive performance outcomes.

01653764

17-04895

English

0000-0003-0356-1156

pp 52–59

2017

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309442046

Digital/other

Figures (1) ; References (30) ; Tables (2)

Bus transit; Contracting; Fixed routes; Performance measurement; Private enterprise; Transportation planning

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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