Evaluation of transit route development : a case study of Downeast Transportation Inc.'s Bucksport, Maine, bus route.

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• Creators:
  Duquette, Andrea ; Puckett, Martin ; Tardiff, Sandra
• Corporate Creators:
  Maine. Dept. of Transportation. Transportation Research Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bus Routes Case Studies Financing Grant Aid Literature Reviews Public Transit Rural Areas Surveys
• Publication/ Report Number:
  42830
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Maine
• Corporate Publisher:
  Maine. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The number of journal articles, books, and research related to rural transit has
  
  increased somewhat in the past decade; however, there has been little transit research on
  
  rural Maine. Maine citizens rely heavily on personal vehicles for transportation due to
  
  variety of reasons mostly attributed to the rural character of Maine. Attempts to create
  
  transit systems have been limited, and implemented systems have had limited success.
  
  The Bucksport Public Transit route operated by Downeast Transportation Incorporated
  
  (DTI) has been a success, outliving other rural routes. The purpose of this study is to
  
  examine factors that have led to the success of this particular route. Interviews, surveys,
  
  and literature reviews have identified key factors that can be considered when developing
  
  transit routes in rural areas.
  
  This research is completed primarily for the use of Maine Department of
  
  Transportation’s Office of Passenger Transportation (OPT). OPT assists local bus
  
  companies in developing and funding local passenger bus service. One task involved in
  
  this role is reviewing requests for grant assistance. This study of the Bucksport Public
  
  Transit route has been undertaken to help expedite future reviews of funding requests.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9026c8f37b8e06ee35c03d2d2167b5e2371200da9094a7f5d4a74b7f42bad461
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28472/dot_28472_DS1.pdf
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