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The economic outlook for transit indicates that the current scarcity both of operating and capital dollars will continue, and perhaps worsen. For example, many transit funding sources are growing at rates less than the inflation rate. Improving vehicle replacement strategies is one way to realize capital and operating cost savings. Faced with a planned vehicle replacement shortfall of $220 million over 10 years, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission in conjunction with 13 Los Angeles County transit operators conducted a study to develop cost-effective vehicle replacement guidelines. The study efforts, which built on substantive prior nationwide capital replacement research, produced a simple yet effective means for evaluating cost impacts of alternative vehicle replacement schedules. The vehicle replacement methodology, which was developed comprehensively, incorporated vehicle procurement strategy, routine maintenance practices, and vehicle subsystem rebuild planning in the replacement decision. The vehicle replacement methodology and its associated data reasonably reflected the experience of the Los Angeles County operators. Cost savings could be identified in excess of $117 million in FY 1989 dollars over the next 10 years.

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Cost effectiveness; Equipment replacement; Guidelines; Methodology; Savings; Transit operators; Vehicles

Los Angeles County Transportation Commission

Replacement

Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 31 1990 12:00AM

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• ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF MOTIVE POWER FOR SUBURBAN RAIL RAPID TRANSIT
• BENEFITS TO BUS OPERATORS OF INTRODUCING A COMPREHENSIVE LIFE CYCLE COSTING SYSTEM: A PRACTICAL APPLICATION
• BUS MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE: FINDINGS AND DIRECTION FOR RESEARCH
• BUS SERVICE TIMES AND CAPACITIES IN MANHATTAN
• CAPITAL PROJECT PRIORITY SETTING AT THE SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
• CASE STUDY IN LAND USE AND PARKING REGULATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CAMPUS TRANSIT SERVICES: DEVELOPMENT OF CY-RIDE IN AMES, IOWA
• CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE FIXED-GUIDEWAY DECISION PROCESS
• DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE: HOW TO INCREASE TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSIT INDUSTRY: EXPERIENCE OF CONNECTICUT TRANSIT AND SOME CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE
• EVALUATING A LARGE NUMBER OF STATION AND ALIGNMENT ALTERNATIVES
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• FINANCING PEOPLE MOVERS: THE CASE OF ATLANTIC CITY
• IMPACT OF LABOR CONTRACT PROVISIONS ON TRANSIT OPERATOR PRODUCTIVITY
• IMPROVING THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED TRANSIT STATIONS ON NEIGHBORHOODS
• LINDENWOLD RAIL LINE AND NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BUSES: A COMPARISON
• MARKET-BASED APPROACH TO TRANSIT FACILITY DESIGN
• MODERNIZATION OF SEPTA'S NORRISTOWN HIGH-SPEED LINE
• NET COSTS OF PEAK AND OFFPEAK TRANSIT TRIPS TAKEN NATIONWIDE BY MODE
• PLANNING A NEW VEHICLE AND ROADWAY SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF QUITO
• SCHEDULING TRANSIT EXTRABOARD PERSONNEL
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• THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENT: NINE-JURISDICTION PLAN FOR TOMORROW
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