Guidebook for Evaluating, Selecting, and Implementing Suburban Transit Services (2006) / Chapter Skim
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• They helped the research team understand how agencies evaluate the performance of their transit services. • They helped the research team identify key issues and trends facing suburban transit.
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27. Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority (RIPTA)
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• The sense of equity is maintained by providing broader coverage service throughout the area that supports the transit agency with taxes. Equity can be used as a rationale by transit agencies looking for community support at upcoming referenda for continued or expanded transit services.
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• Minimized traffic congestion and air pollution by providing a transit link between premium transit services and major employment centers. • The provision of mobility services to residents of areas with relatively high unemployment to support their entry into the workforce.
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Service in A rea s w ith M inim u m of 1,800 P erso n s/M ile 2 H o u sehold s/A cre Eastern Contra Costa County Transit Authority Antioch CA 9 12 12 20 3 Regional Transportation District Denver CO Call-and-Ride 3 12 3 South Metro Area Rapid Transit Wilsonville OR 3 Metropolitan Transit Development Board San Diego CA Access Routes 12 24 6.50 New routes 3 12 11.30 3 3 Routes 13 – 24 months 4 12 8.50 3 3 Pierce Transit Tacoma WA Routes 25 months + 5 6.80 3 3 Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District ChampaignUrbana IL Dial-A-Ride 3 3
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Worth TX 3 > paratransit services New Jersey Transit Newark NJ 24 20 Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Kansas City MO Demand Responsive 3 Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation Detroit MI Flex Routes 3 Des Moines Metropolitan Transit Authority Des Moines IO Dial-A-Ride (evenings only) 5 3 3 Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority Toledo OH Dial-A-Ride 3
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A g en cy C ity State Typ e of Service S ubstitute Service fo r U np rodu ctiv e Fixed R o utes R eview s L a nd -U se D ev elop m ent Pla n s/Prop o sals G eog raphy & T op og raphy C onsid ered Ensu ring C o m m u nityw id e M obility O pp o rtu nities C om m u nity F eedb a ck D eterm ined N eed D ev eloping C om m u nity S upp o rt fo r T ra n sit Em ploym ent O pp o rtu nity/ U nem ploym ent/ Population M otiv ated Av oid s A DA R eq uirem ent/ Exp en ses Lifeline Service Pro xim ity to R ail Station F u nding Availability of P a rtner (fo r Service to Sta rt) Feed er Service to R egula r o r Prem iu m T ra n sit N etw o rk En viro n m entally M otiv ated D esire to Strea m line R egion al N etw o rk D esire fo r Intern al C om m u nity T rip s Protest A gainst L a rg e B u ses in N eighborhood Visible U se of T a xpay er $ Eastern Contra Costa County Transit Authority Antioch CA ✓ Regional Transportation District Denver CO Call-and-Ride ✓ ✓ ✓ South Metro Area Rapid Transit Wilsonville OR Metropolitan Transit Development Board San Diego CA Access Routes New routes ✓ Routes 13 – 24 months ✓ Pierce Transit Tacoma WA Route 25 months + ✓ ChampaignUrbana Mass Transit District ChampaignUrbana IL Dial-A-Ride ✓ ✓ Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Kansas City MO Demand Responsive ✓ ✓ Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation Detroit MI Flex Routes ✓ ✓ Des Moines Metropolitan Transit Authority Des Moines IO Dial-A-Ride (evenings only)
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