Author : Transit Cooperative Research Program
Release : 1999
Genre : Bus stops
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Role of Transit Amenities and Vehicle Characteristics in Building Transit Ridership by : Transit Cooperative Research Program
Download or read book The Role of Transit Amenities and Vehicle Characteristics in Building Transit Ridership written by Transit Cooperative Research Program. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report consists of a Handbook and a Workbook. The Handbook identifies and describes passenger amenities and transit vehicle characteristics that attract ridership and explores how amenities may affect ridership. The Workbook includes information gathered from passenger surveys, focus groups, discussion sessions, and transit agency staff on the effect of recently implemented transit amenities on passengers. As a companion to the Workbook, a disk, "The Transit Design Game, " enables transit agencies to survey their customers about their priorities for enhancements and estimate the potential effect of enhancements on ridership. The intended audience includes transit planners, designers, general managers, and project managers; transportation policy makers; city and regional planners; and suppliers, vendors, and manufacturers.
