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The Fare and Route Analysis Computer Aided System (FRACAS) is a strategic planning model for transit systems. It is implemented on an Apple II microcomputer. FRACAS both generates and evaluates service and fare options for local transit systems, helping the analyst achieve system goals. It accepts data on objectives, operating conditions, and existing service and market sensitivities, and it computes the best number of routes, route length, headway, and fare for the time periods and area analyzed. The user can override the model in any service or fare aspect. FRACAS also computes a set of 33 performance measures as part of its output. The model is a flexible approach to the problems of adjusting service and fares to meet budget constraints, and it also treats express service, vehicle size issues, and peak versus off-peak service issues, which are important elements of strategic planning in many systems. To enhance its usability, FRACAS is entirely menu driven with extensive error checking and recovery; no programming knowledge is required of the user.

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Bus routes; Cost control; Fares; Headways; Information processing; Microcomputers; Optimization; Routing; Strategic planning

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

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