Transit System Performance Review: Pittsburgh Prototype Study

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Comsis Corporation ; Booz Allen Hamilton
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transit operating agencies
  • Financial analysis
  • Market research
  • Market assessment
  • Asset management
  • Risk management
  • Bus transit
  • Light rail transit
  • Rail transit
  • Port Authority of Allegheny County Transit System (PAT)
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-T-94-08
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527435
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Description:
  Effective resource management is always an important consideration in any business enterprise. Transit managers need to develop strategies which go beyond the basic options of raising fares and cutting service. A comprehensive resource and market assessment is required to foster long-term stability. This report describes the application of a methodology to assess the effectiveness of resource management in a transit environment. It presents simple techniques which are commonly applied in private enterprise to assess a firm's market strength and the capability of internal operations. The extension of this approach to transit is a logical one. The need to assess changes and opportunities in ridership markets and the structuring of production and support activities to meet those needs is essential to provide and demonstrate value for public money. The approach and techniques described herein were applied in a management and operations study of the Port Authority of Allegheny County Transit System (PAT). Tables, figures.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/673/dot_673_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.71 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FTA 50th Anniversary Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2e1ba7efbbd220860bf2897db9fa5d19e944e080989e88debb8dfb592c9bc1eb