Peer grouping and performance measurement to improve rural and urban transit in Texas.

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• Alternative Title:
  Benchmarking and improving Texas rural public transportation systems
• Creators:
  Arndt, Jeffrey ; Edrington, Suzie ; Sandidge, Matthew ; Quadrifoglio, Luca ; Perkins, Judy
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Peer Analysis Performance Measurement Public Transit Benchmarking Public Transportation Rural Transit
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-11/0-6205-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Technical report; Sept. 2008-Aug. 2010.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Rural and small urban transit systems in Texas will become even more important with predicted changes in
  
  population trends. Rural demographic trends indicate growth in the number of persons age 65 and over
  
  coupled with a decrease in population density. Small urban area trends indicate substantial population growth
  
  and broadened geographic boundaries, yet resources to provide rural and small urban transit are limited.
  
  Therefore, transit managers find it is increasingly important to maximize service efficiency and
  
  effectiveness. The purpose of this research was to identify peer groups, performance benchmarks, and
  
  strategies used by successful transit providers to achieve high performance. The research project identifies
  
  peer groups based on the transit environment within which each agency operates, so that agencies can be
  
  compared to other operators who face similar environments. Peer group effectiveness and efficiency
  
  performance are examined within and between rural and urban peer groups, and high performers are
  
  identified for case studies. Through the case studies, key attributes are identified for achieving high
  
  operating efficiency and/or effectiveness. Performance strategies are categorized to provide transit providers
  
  with transferrable information to improve performance and increase the return on transit investment.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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