01077203

Monograph

This collection of 14 papers is concerned with the planning, technology and management of public transit. Topics discussed include transit ridership, fuel prices, system planning, transit-oriented development, technologies for transit and paratransit, smart cards, global positioning system-enabled cell phones, geographic information system assessment of carsharing market potential, City CarShare (San Francisco Bay area), worldwide growth of carsharing, Transit Tracker system, transit analysis using archived data, sampling plans for fixed-route bus services, and emergency evacuation planning and preparedness of transit facilities.

English

134p

2007

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309104180

Print

Figures; References; Tables

Cellular telephones; Data banks; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Evacuation; Fixed routes; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; Management; Market assessment; Paratransit services; Planning; Public transit; Ridership; Smart cards; Statistical sampling; Systems analysis; Technological innovations; Technology; Tracking systems; Transit oriented development; Vehicle sharing

Fuel prices

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

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Sep 28 2007 8:41AM

• Accuracy and Precision of the Transit Tracker System
• Another Look at FTA-Approved Sampling Plans for Fixed-Route Bus Services
• Are Smart Cards the Smart Way to Go? Examining Their Adoption by U.S. Transit Agencies
• Bursting the Bubble: Determining Transit-Oriented Development’s Walkable Limits
• City CarShare: Longer-Term Travel Demand and Car Ownership Impacts
• Emergency Evacuation Planning and Preparedness of Transit Facilities: Traffic Simulation Modeling
• Growth in Worldwide Carsharing: An International Comparison
• Impact of Rising Fuel Prices on U.S. Transit Ridership
• Maturity of Key Technologies Provides More Options for Transit and Paratransit Planners
• Quantifying Position Accuracy of Multimodal Data from Global Positioning System–Enabled Cell Phones
• System Planning for Quality Transit Projects
• Transit Ridership, Automobile Gas Prices, and World Events: New Drivers of Change?
• Use of Archived Bus Location, Dispatch, and Ridership Data for Transit Analysis
• Where Does Carsharing Work? Using Geographic Information Systems to Assess Market Potential