This synthesis report will be of interest to transit agency managers, their schedule and operations planning staffs and others that are responsible for information about systems operations and ridership. It will also be of interest to others who interact with transit agencies in the reporting of operations data in order to support regular scheduling and operations planning activities for monitoring trends, and for reporting to oversight agencies. This synthesis reviews the state of the practice in how data are analyzed. It addresses methods used to analyze data and what computer systems are used to store and process data. it also covers accuracy issues, including measurement error, and other problems, including error in estimates.
Transit ridership has long been studied, and the findings are concisely elucidated by Taylor & Fink (2003) when they say “To sum, transit ridership ...
This report examines transportation in California: where we are today, how we got here, and where we might be headed. We begin with facts on travel an...
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