Regionalizing Public Transportation Services
Regionalizing Public Transportation Services

Author: Thomas J. Cook

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Published: 2003

Total Pages: 186

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There are two problems to be addressed in this study, both involving the integration of public transit systems on the regional level. The first problem is the integration of single-county rural transit systems into multi-county regional transit systems. The second problem is the integration of urban fixed-route/complementary paratransit systems and county demand responsive transit systems. This study will identify barriers to integration of transit systems at the regional level, evaluate best practices from North Carolina and other states, describe incentives to encourage regional integration of transit systems, and develop recommendations for policy and legislative changes to facilitate the implementation of regional transit systems.

Route Analysis
Route Analysis

Author: Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission

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Published: 1985

Total Pages: 40

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This study examines the contractual routes operated by the Region 3 Regional Transit Authority (RTA) in the counties of Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, and O'Brien. Criteria such as vehicle service hours, operating costs and vehicle miles are used to examine the performance of the system. Performance indicators calculated are used to compare route operations by county. Possibilities for improvement in each of the four county systems are discussed.

Enhanced Planning Review of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
Enhanced Planning Review of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area

Author: John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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Published: 1996

Total Pages: 56

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FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas. The EPRs also are intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes. The EPR for the Washington, DC metropolitan area included federal site visits on December 12 and 13, 1994 and February 14 and 15, 1995. At the conclusion of the visit the federal team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review. This final report describes the EPR in detail and provides summary conclusions as well as a complete set of observations and recommendations.

Fourth Regional Plan
Fourth Regional Plan

Author: Regional Plan Association

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Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781642830705

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In the past two decades, the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region has prospered into one of the world's leading economies. But the benefits of this economic resurgence have been uneven, leaving many behind and resulting in problems that could curtail the region's future prosperity. The Regional Plan Association's Fourth Regional Plan is an ambitious assessment that reviews the most persistent problems and provides a guide to correcting them. Topics discussed include a crisis of housing affordability, overburdened and deteriorating infrastructure, vulnerability to climate change, and a pervasive distrust in government. The plan offers solutions including how to bring nearly two million jobs to the region by 2040, while promoting shared prosperity, well-being and sustainability across the region. The Fourth Regional Plan continues the Regional Plan Association's tradition of providing concrete ideas for improving the tri-state region. Highlights include radically restructuring the MTA and Port Authority to support creation of a modernized and expanded subway and regional rail network; significantly increasing the availability of housing; and expanding the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to fund climate change initiatives. This highly visual, comprehensive plan will help elected officials, policymakers, and advocates guide any region to a more equitable, sustainable, healthy, and prosperous future.