Develop Guidebook for Managing System Costs: Operational and Capital Cost Management at Rural and Small Urban Public Transit Systems [Project Summary Report]

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• Creators:
  Walk, Michael J. ; Edrington, Suzie ; Etminani-Ghasrodashti, Roya ; Blume, Kelly ; Rodman, Will ; Hessami, Amir R. ; Cardenas, James ; Hansen, Todd ; Overman, John ; Tung, Li-Wei
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M University. Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Case studies
  • Guidelines
  • Life cycle costing
  • Evaluation
  • Workshops
  • Inventory control
  • Urban travel
  • Rural travel
• Publication/ Report Number:
  0-7133
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Project Summary Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This research performed the following activities:• Conducted a needs assessment of Texas rural and small urban public transit systems to better understand their cost management needs, what cost management topics are most critical, and what format of training materials would be the most helpful to rural and small urban transit managers.• Conducted an inventory and review of existing cost management materials. Conducted case studies with highly cost-efficient rural and small urban transit systems to identify unique and notable practices for operational and capital cost management.• Synthesized the findings into a series of topical guidebook chapters (with an accompanying toolkit of 10 unique tools).• Used the guidebook to develop an instructor-led workshop (with supporting handouts, exercises, and other materials).• Used the instructor-led workshop to develop an online course containing a series of 21 10-to-40-minute YouTube videos that allow learners to consume workshop contents at their own pace.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91832/dot_91832_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 307.03 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ce62bfc780713db0c23083ac98b2e50dce23d7e12c1076cb90ba7ff92c2c16b34b9efa8ad51383f762649e000527f204d9e088915a505f19cea48d394d906b18