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From page 55... ... 55 The purpose of this synthesis was to summarize the current state of practice in transit rider surveys, most notably how emerging technologies and data sources are affecting the ways these surveys are conducted. While the synthesis includes examples from other types of surveys, the focus is on origin–destination (OD) Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 Public Transit Rider Origin–Destination Survey Methods and Technologies be useful inputs for expanding survey data; methods such as iterative proportional fitting would be much more challenging to implement without AVL or APC data. Passive data are powerful sources of information for transit providers but cannot completely supplant traditional surveys: Passive data and surveys both play a distinct role, and transit providers should understand the trade-offs inherit in each data source when exploring how to utilize passive data. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Conclusion 57 widely accepted standards within the transit industry. For example, when creating a new survey instrument, organizations often create questions from scratch or rely on previous examples due to the lack of standardized question wording. Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 Public Transit Rider Origin–Destination Survey Methods and Technologies was ineffective in another. Data collected in this report are insufficient to determine whether the success or failure of a survey method was attributed to the survey tool or other factors, such as availability of incentives, rider characteristics, or mode. Read the entire page →

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... 55 The purpose of this synthesis was to summarize the current state of practice in transit rider surveys, most notably how emerging technologies and data sources are affecting the ways these surveys are conducted. While the synthesis includes examples from other types of surveys, the focus is on origin–destination (OD)

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... 56 Public Transit Rider Origin–Destination Survey Methods and Technologies be useful inputs for expanding survey data; methods such as iterative proportional fitting would be much more challenging to implement without AVL or APC data. Passive data are powerful sources of information for transit providers but cannot completely supplant traditional surveys: Passive data and surveys both play a distinct role, and transit providers should understand the trade-offs inherit in each data source when exploring how to utilize passive data.

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... Conclusion 57 widely accepted standards within the transit industry. For example, when creating a new survey instrument, organizations often create questions from scratch or rely on previous examples due to the lack of standardized question wording.

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... 58 Public Transit Rider Origin–Destination Survey Methods and Technologies was ineffective in another. Data collected in this report are insufficient to determine whether the success or failure of a survey method was attributed to the survey tool or other factors, such as availability of incentives, rider characteristics, or mode.

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