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https://doi.org/10.3141/1571-11

http://scholar.google.com...nter&publication_year=1997

The cost and productivity impacts of an advanced paratransit system are analyzed; the system uses a digital geographical data base and an automated trip scheduling system to automate vehicle and passenger scheduling functions. The results indicate that such a system enables transit agencies to accommodate rapid increases in the paratransit demand in an efficient manner, which could not be accomplished by a manual or semimanual scheduling system. For the case study presented, this new system resulted in 13% savings in unit transportation operating cost and a significant increase in the percentage of shared rides. These benefits were achieved without affecting passengers' travel time or ride comfort.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1571, Public Transit 1997: Bus, Paratransit, Intermodal, and Rail.

English

p. 81-87

1997

Transportation Research Record

0309061512

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Case studies; Cost control; Cost effectiveness; Geographic information systems; Information, data, and knowledge; Operating costs; Paratransit services; Productivity

Cost savings

Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Oct 2 1997 12:00AM

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