Providing Increased Transit Capacity During Peak Periods : Examination of Two Techniques

Ward, Donald E.; Kendall, Donald C.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)

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Providing Increased Transit Capacity During Peak Periods : Examination of Two Techniques

1975-02-01
By Ward, Donald E. ; Kendall, Donald C.

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Ward, Donald E. ; Kendall, Donald C.

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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
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United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
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Benefits Bus Lines Bus Transit Carpools Energy Express Buses Hours Of Labor Peak Periods Routes Savings Scheduling Staggered Work Hours Transportation Operations Travel Demand Urban Transportation
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DOT-TSC-0ST-75-7
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
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AGR-IMPACTS-Economic and Community Development;NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE;NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Economic Impacts;NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Transit Economics and Finance;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Economics and Finances;
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It is shown that reduction of bus route lengths increases the number of round trips per bus possible in a given time period. For bus routes accessed mainly by auto, it is shown that significant savings in energy due to reduced auto miles travelled are possible by decreasing the lengths of multistop bus routes. Little or no savings are achieved with express bus routes. Staggering work hours has the effect of greatly increasing the fraction of new transit demand that can be satisfied. It is shown that both the length of the peak period and the percentage travel in the peak hour affect potential transit utilization. Since staggering work hours has detrimental effects on carpooling potential, these effects are also examined. It is found that the benefits to transit of staggering work hours probably exceed the disadvantages to carpooling.
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