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Alternative Title:
Project title: Potential development of an intercity passenger transit system in Texas
Creators:
Morgan, Curtis A. ; Sperry, Benjamin R. ; Warner, Jeffery E. ; Protopapas, Annie A. ; Borowiec, Jeffrey D. ; ... More +
Morgan, Curtis A. ; Sperry, Benjamin R. ; Warner, Jeffery E. ; Protopapas, Annie A. ; Borowiec, Jeffrey D. ; Higgins, Laura L. ; Carlson, Todd B. ; Less -
Corporate Creators:
Texas Transportation Institute ;
Corporate Contributors:
Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ;
Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Bus Lines--Texas--Planning
Railroads--Texas--Passenger Traffic--Planning
Bus Lines
Bus Routes
Bus Transit
Intercity Bus Lines
Intercity Travel
Public Transit
Railroads
Rail Transit
Routes

Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA/TX-09/0-5930-1 ;
Resource Type:
Tech Report ;
Geographical Coverage:
Texas ;
OCLC Number:
757390748
Edition:
Technical report; Sept. 2007-Mar. 2009.
Corporate Publisher:
Texas Transportation Institute ;
NTL Classification:
NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus Transportation ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Rail Transit ;
Abstract:
This report summarizes the results of Tasks 1 through 5 of TxDOT Research Project 0-5930: Potential Development of an Intercity Passenger Transit System in Texas. Rather than focus on any regional commuter or light rail systems within or radiating from individual urban areas, this project aims to determine which longer intercity and interregional corridors are most likely to need additional intercity travel capacity in the coming decades. Using these tools, the state of Texas could determine in which corridors to most appropriately invest its resources to connect different regions of the state to create an interregional, statewide transit system. The underlying analysis is based upon several factors related to: • current and future population and demographic projections along 18 intercity corridors in the state; • projected future demand based upon forecasts by the Texas State Demographer and other state agencies; and • current network capacity and routes for intercity highway, bus, air, and rail travel. The concept plan produced in Task 5 will be further explored in the remaining months of the project to determine potential costs and benefits of implementing the concept plan or individual components.
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PDF ;
Funding:
Project 0-5930 ;
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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