The objective of this report is to share the experience gained during the development of a performance evaluation methodology for public transportation in the State of Michigan. This report documents the process through which an evaluation methodology was developed including a review of project objectives, milestones, meetings, and products. Two major lessons learned during the development of the evaluation methodology for mid-size transit systems in Michigan are (1) that there is a need to establish the groundwork for conducting performance evaluation; and (2) the concerns and perspectives of public transportation systems regarding performance evaluation must be addressed and integrated into the development and implementation of the evaluation program. Although the paper is based on the experience of one state government agency, the findings and conclusions are generally applicable to other organizations that may evaluate public transportation performance, especially those that provide/administer funding.
This report reviews the current practices used by transit operators for predicting ridership changes resulting from modifications to individual bus ro...
Indiana University, Bloomington. Institute for Urban Transportation
1988-07-01
Abstract:
The Institute for Urban Transportation (IUT) of Indiana University developed this revised handbook to inform transit managers, state departments of tr...
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving a Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS)/National Transportation Library (NTL)
Web-based service.
Thank you for visiting.
You are about to access a non-government link outside of
the U.S. Department of Transportation's National
Transportation Library.
Please note: While links to Web sites outside of DOT are
offered for your convenience, when you exit DOT Web sites,
Federal privacy policy and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act (accessibility requirements) no longer apply. In
addition, DOT does not attest to the accuracy, relevance,
timeliness or completeness of information provided by linked
sites. Linking to a Web site does not constitute an
endorsement by DOT of the sponsors of the site or the
products presented on the site. For more information, please
view DOT's Web site linking policy.
To get back to the page you were previously viewing, click
your Cancel button.
United States Department of Transportation
[PDF-3.69 MB]
