United States Department of Transportation
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TRIS Online Accession Number:1139412
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Edition:Final report; June 1, 2007-May 31, 2008
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Abstract:The objectives of this study were to provide the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) with an evaluation of the intercity bus industry in Alabama so that recommendations concerning Governor’s Certification of 5311(f) transit funds can be made. Additionally, if the study determines those needs are not being met, the study should make statewide (not community specific) recommendations concerning the use of intercity transit funds. The study team made the following observations considering the State of Alabama’s intercity bus service: 1. The intercity bus needs in Alabama are not being met. 2. 5311(f) funds in Alabama may be most effectively used in the following order of precedence: For planning and marketing for intercity bus transportation For feeder routes to connect with intercity bus service For over the road coaches for private providers For operating subsidies to private providers that provide restored intercity bus service. 3. If 5311(f) funds are used to support intercity bus service in Alabama, potential riders should be surveyed to learn their intercity bus needs and to as input to select feeder routes that best serve Alabama’s rural citizens. 4. If 5311(f) funds are used to support intercity bus service in Alabama, representatives from ALDOT, Greyhound, Capital Trailways, 5311 providers, and other interested parties should meet early in the process to discuss such issues as scheduling, feeder route selection, and private sector in-kind match.
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