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:
  • Rural transit
  • Public transit Benchmarking
  • Peer analysis
  • Public transportation
  • Performance measurement
• 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.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20942/dot_20942_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.46 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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