TCRP Synthesis of Transit Practice 14 Innovative Suburb-to-Suburb Transit Practices (1995) / Chapter Skim
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A 1987 report by Pisarski, Commuting in America, outlined three major themes affecting commuting patterns in the United States: the worker boom, the private vehicle boom, and the suburban commuting boom (2~. All of these trends have had detrimental impacts on traditional fixed route public transit.
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This synthesis illustrates successful and innovative approaches being used in suburban environments including The use of smaller vehicles, Demand-responsive services, Flexible routing, Targeted marketing approaches to the business community, Partnerships with the private sector, · Involvement in land use and planning issues, and · Other programs and techniques designed to increase transit's market share in the suburbs. Despite fiscal and political constraints, many transit managers are attempting to meet the challenges of the future by creatively designing services that cater to the needs of the suburban market.
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