Practices in the Development and Deployment of Downtown Circulators

Practices in the Development and Deployment of Downtown Circulators

Author: Daniel K. Boyle

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 0309143284

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 87: Practices in the Development and Deployment of Downtown Circulators explores the development, deployment, and sustainability of downtown circulator systems.


Passenger Transfer System Review

Passenger Transfer System Review

Author: Richard Stern

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780309060059

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Offers user information on a variety of transit agencies' approaches to transfer programs. Policy and operational issues, service design, and transfer automation are discussed, based on the experience of transit agencies in the United States and in Europe.


Guidebook for Rural Demand-response Transportation

Guidebook for Rural Demand-response Transportation

Author: Elizabeth H. Ellis

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0309118077

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TCRP Report 136: Guidebook for Rural Demand-Response Transportation: Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance will be of interest to rural public transportation systems that provide demand-response transit (DRT) services and to the communities they serve. The Guidebook is a resource to assist DRT systems to measure, assess, and improve their performance, focusing on DRT systems in rural areas.


Computer-aided Scheduling and Dispatch in Demand-responsive Transit Services

Computer-aided Scheduling and Dispatch in Demand-responsive Transit Services

Author: David S. Kessler

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 030907021X

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The scope of this synthesis is to (1) search out useful information on the use of computer-aided scheduling and dispatch (CASD) in demand-responsive transit (DRT) services, (2) develop an amalgamation or compendium of the current knowledge and successful practices used in computerizing the functions necessary to efficiently and effectively operate such DRT services, and (3) report on measures used to resolve specific problems in planning and implementing CASD. The ultimate objective in compiling a considerable storehouse of information is to make this information available to the public transit community. Private and nonprofit organizations that are providing DRT services will similarly benefit from a review of these results.


Operational Experiences with Flexible Transit Services

Operational Experiences with Flexible Transit Services

Author: David Koffman

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 0309070104

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 53: Operational Experiences with Flexible Transit Services examines transit agency experiences with "flexible transit services," including all types of hybrid services that are not pure demand-responsive (including dial-a-ride and Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit) or fixed-route services, but that fall somewhere in between those traditional service models.


Planning for Cycling

Planning for Cycling

Author: H McClintock

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2002-09-17

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1855738694

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Successful cycling planning depends on combining improvements to infrastructure with education. There are chapters examining both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world, including such topics as changes to existing road infrastructure and the integration of cycling with public transport. Since education is a critical element in cycling planning, contributors also consider such topics as developing healthy travel habits in the young and ways of promoting cycling. A number of chapters look at the complex relationship between cars and cycling, discussing how roads can be successfully shared between these two modes of transport.With its blend of practical experience and suggestions for improvement, Planning for cycling is essential reading for urban planners, environmental groups and those researching in this area. - Describes how creating an effective policy for cycling involves combining improvements to infrastructure with education - Chapters examine both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world - Examines the complex relationship between cars and cycling and discusses how roads can be successfully shared between these two modes of transport


Maintenance Productivity Practices

Maintenance Productivity Practices

Author: Frank W. Venezia

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 0309070139

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This synthesis will be of interest to transit agency staff responsible for vehicle maintenance and planning at their agencies. Staff can use this report to learn from the experiences of other agencies, as well as to compare their experiences with those of other agencies. It documents and summarizes transit agency experiences, using various maintenance productivity improvements and programming. The report summarizes the experiences of agencies that vary in size, union affiliation, and operating conditions. It provides descriptions of successful programs and creative modifications to existing programs.


A Guidebook for Developing a Transit Performance-measurement System

A Guidebook for Developing a Transit Performance-measurement System

Author: Transit Cooperative Research Program

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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This report is a guidebook for transit managers and others interested in developing or improving performance-measurement systems for transit agencies or incorporating transit performance measures into regional decision-making processes. The guidebook provides a step-by-step process for developing a performance-measurement program that includes both traditional and non-traditional performance indicators that address customer-oriented and community issues.