Public Transit

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that, even though public transportation is essential to resolving overall economic and environment difficulties, transit in the U.S. suffers from an image problem. The paper then lists these perception issues that are responsible for this negative image and evaluates the extent to which they negatively affect the use of public transit. According to the paper, a good implementation transit plan entails bus stations amenities, properly designed vehicles, speedier collection of fares, use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), allocation of more targeted spaces in roadways and the increase in the frequency of service throughout the day.

Table of Contents:
Extent to Which Transit Suffers from a Negative Image
Why This is the Case
Assessment of How Image Varies across the Different Transit Modes
Steps to Improve Transit Image and Attract Choice Riders

From the Paper:

"A new method suggested by Walle and Steenberghen in the year 2006 underline the increasing rate of trip chaining which includes multiple link trips like stopping at a outlet during travel and the value of designing of the public transit services to keep up with the intricate trips through mutual integration like Carsharing, Bike and Transit Integration, Park and Ride and Ridesharing. Apart from that better information relating to schedule, departure times which are simple to remember for instance departure every hour or every half an hour and increased easy transfer seem to enhance usage of transit."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bailey, Lee Worth. The enhancements of technology. University of Illinois Press. 2005.
• Byrd, Joseph. P. "Perceptions of Public Transportation." In Public Transportation: Planning, Operations and Management, G.E. Gray and L.A. Hoel, eds., Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1979, pp: 617-633.
• Improving Transit Equity: Streamlining Operations. <http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/brochure/14139.htm>
• Lam, William H. K; Bell, Michael G. H. Advanced Modeling for Transit Operations and Service Planning. Emerald Group Publishing. 2002.
• N. A. Public Transit Improvements. 28 August, 2007. <http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm47.htm>

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