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Creators:
Sullivan, Jim ; Aultman-Hall, Lisa, 1968- ; Watts, Richard ; Belz, Nathan
Sullivan, Jim ; Aultman-Hall, Lisa, 1968- ; Watts, Richard ; Belz, Nathan Less -
Corporate Contributors:
University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Bus Transit Public Transit
Publication/ Report Number:
UVM TRC Report # 11-002
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Vermont
Corporate Publisher:
University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
Abstract:
"Public transit systems are receiving increased attention as viable solutions to problems with

transportation system robustness, energy-efficiency and equity. The over-reliance on a single

mode, the automobile, is a threat to system robustness. Increasingly, policy-makers and

planners are espousing transportation systems with more options where robustness and

equity gains come from the redundancy of alternative modes. For public transit, equity

considerations range from ensuring that the network is fully “connected” (avoiding the “you

can’t get there from here” problem), to providing access to critical destinations (e.g., grocery

stores or health care facilities) for people without cars (Alam, 2009). Energy-efficiency gains

in transit systems result when there are higher vehicle-occupancy rates which lower energy

use per passenger-mile (Davis et al. 2009).

This is one of two reports stemming from a project that sought to improve our understanding

of the ways in which the Vermont statewide transportation system efficiency can be

improved. In this report, we envision a series of “optimal” idealized transit-networks for the

state of Vermont, based on the competing motivations of efficiency and equity, and compare

those idealized networks to the existing one. The main objective is to measure the potential

levels of efficiency and equity, as well as the potential gains that could result from redesigning

the statewide fixed-route bus service. Finally, the location of existing park and

ride facilities are considered relative to the existing and idealized transit networks."


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