Effectiveness of Transit Operations in Texas Cities

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• Creators:
  Bullard, Diane L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Concurrent Flow Contraflow Lanes Data Collection Guidelines Organizational Effectiveness Park And Ride Performance Measurement Priority Treatment Procedures Public Transit Traffic Lanes

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTA/TX-84/+1077-lF
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final: September 1983 - August 1984
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This report is divided into 2 parts. Part I presents a set of generalized planning guidelines to assist transit properties in developing a transit performance monitoring system which can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the services they provide. Included in the guidelines are sections detailing the following: 1) Potential uses of performance evaluation; 2) Establishment of goals and objectives; 3) A review of transit performance indicators; 4) Data need: 5) Frequency of evaluation; and 6) Implementation of evaluative procedures. Part II of this report presents the results of a detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of the I-45 North Freeway contraflow lane in Houston, Texas. This evaluation addressed the following areas of concern: 1) Start up and operating costs; 2) Operation of the contraflow; 3) Support facilities; 4) Ridership; 5) Enforcement and accidents; 6) Effect on traffic congestion, fuel consumption and air pollution; 7) Effect on modal split; and 8) User and nonuser attitudes toward priority treatment. In addition, a set of generalized planning guidelines for use in planning and implementing contraflow operations in other urban areas of Texas was developed based on North Freeway contraflow lane experience.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-10-84-1077
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1048ae7862ca159b54ff59609c0c258c6b2c34cc38f71837e489525f17d9b5fcc4acf8fe2b19c1006c98c3df4ed95cc14cf1443477df9c9df29f5d04c2831039
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86158/dot_86158_DS1.pdf
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