Operational Experiences with Flexible Transit Services (2004) / Chapter Skim
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22 CHAPTER FIVE OPERATIONS Operational issues connected to flexible services include allocating schedule time between fixed-schedule and demand-responsive operation; reservations, scheduling, and dispatch for demand-responsive operation; contracting; driver selection and training; and vehicle selection. ALLOCATION OF SCHEDULED TIME Flexible operation by its nature requires a fixed schedule that defines when vehicles will be at time points, but one that also leaves time for responding to demand-responsive service requests.
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23 operating time, the demand-responsive connector services schedule 5 to 10 min of layover at the transfer points. The remaining time is used for demandresponsive operation.
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24 TABLE 10 CONTRACTING FOR FLEXIBLE AND OTHER OPERATIONS Contract Flexible Operations? Contract Other Operations?
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