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The continued successful provision of fixed-route and demand-responsive transit service on the Iowa State University campus and throughout the city of Ames has been the result of cooperation between the city of Ames, the university administration, and the university students. These three groups have recognized the relationship between land use, parking, and transit. In 1981, when CY-RIDE was in its formative stage, they agreed to reduce available parking and increase available transit services. Although no master development plan spells out a formal policy of substituting transit service for parking, through innovative parking policies and aggressive (high-density) land use the transit service has become indispensable for the mobility of Ames citizens and especially Iowa State University students. The development of the transit service is traced from a political standpoint and the creation of innovative parking policies is emphasized as the operational key to a strong transit service. The strength of the CY-RIDE service is demonstrated by excellent operating statistics such as 36.5 passengers per revenue-hour, 3.1 passengers per revenue-mile, and 53 rides per capita per year. Aggressive land use and innovative parking policies are only partial factors in building a strong transit service; the actual management and approach to operations (which involves students) are the final links in a successful campus transit service.

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Campuses; Case studies; Cooperation; Demand responsive transportation; Land use; Parking regulations; Public transit; Students; Universities and colleges

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Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

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Dec 31 1990 12:00AM

• ACCURACY IN TRANSIT DRUG TESTING: A PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• 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
• 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
• FINANCIAL CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAIL EXTENSION PROGRAM
• 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
• PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING BUS ROUTE CHANGES TO SERVE NEW RAPID TRANSIT LINES: THE ARCHER AVENUE EXPERIENCE IN NEW YORK
• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF QUITO
• SCHEDULING TRANSIT EXTRABOARD PERSONNEL
• SITE SELECTION AND SIZING OF AN LRV STORAGE YARD
• THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENT: NINE-JURISDICTION PLAN FOR TOMORROW
• TOWARD A PASSENGER-ORIENTED MODEL OF SUBWAY PERFORMANCE (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• TRANSIT CAPITAL PLANNING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
• USING VALUE ENHANCEMENT TO FINANCE PEOPLE MOVERS IN SUBURBAN ACTIVITY CENTERS
• VEHICLE REPLACEMENT STRATEGIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES
• WORK STANDARDS: THEIR USE AND DEVELOPMENT USING A MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM