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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Bus Routes"”.
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Designing bus routes in urban corridors
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1981.
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The Measurement and Evaluation of Urban Transit Systems: The Case of Bus Routes
… of Urban Transit Networks, specifically, bus routes that comprise the network. We propose a math programming model that evaluates the efficiencies of bus routes taking into consideration, the service providers, the users and the societal perspectives. This model is based on Data …
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Influence of tree planting guidelines on street tree distribution along bus corridors
… heat island effects and enhance the comfort of bus users. This study examines how municipal tree planting regulations influence street tree density along bus routes in 15 U.S. cities. Analysis of street tree distributions revealed that in 73% of the cities, tree density was lower along bus …
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Link park access with obesity risk reduction : case study of Austin, Texas
… are available: walking, bicycling, driving, and bus routes/rail lines for public transportation. And if the bus routes and rail lines ran frequently with actual stops near the parks, that would be even better. This project examined the overlay of mean childhood obesity scores and Austin city …
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Improving high-frequency bus service reliability through better scheduling
Developing a schedule for high-frequency bus routes involves balancing the costs to the passengers in terms of passenger waiting time and in-vehicle time and the cost to the transit agency. Passengers are interested in short travel times and in short and reliable waiting times. In order to assess …
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Use of automatically collected data for the preliminary impact analysis of the East London Line extension
… system. There is a change in ridership on many bus routes that run through the area served by the East London line. A more detailed analysis on four bus routes that run parallel to the East London Line and two bus routes that act as feeder routes show mixed results by route, direction, and time …
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"One Long Route"
… news stories about one of the longest school bus routes in Montana. The stories include the following: "500 Miles," "Driver Education," Drop Outs," and "One Long Route." Discover the sacrifices students and families make in order to obtain an education... and how tax dollars are being …
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"One Long Route"
… news stories about one of the longest school bus routes in Montana. The stories include the following: "500 Miles," "Driver Education," Drop Outs," and "One Long Route." Discover the sacrifices students and families make in order to obtain an education... and how tax dollars are being …
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Accessibility Impacts of Bus Access to Managed Lanes
… accessibility resulting from adjustments in bus-highway interactions. Operational differences between general purpose (GP) and managed lanes (ML) are measured using average travel time. Changes to transit travel time are systematically introduced to General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) …
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Dynamic estimation of travel time on arterial roads by using automatic vehicle location (AVL) bus as a vehicle probe
… Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system equipped bus as a probe vehicle for estimating bus arrival times and auto travel times. Since many transit organizations throughout the North America are currently operating these AVL buses on their bus routes, in a sense, existing AVL bus would be the most …
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Geographical Analysis of Hub City Transit
<p>This study assess Hub City Transit, the public bus system of Hattiesburg, MS. Statistical analysis is used to determine how well the transit system serves low income areas of the city. A 0.5 mile buffer was applied to the bus routes to determine the coverage of the transit system. Areas of …
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Community transportation : alternative transportation provision in a low-income neighborhoods in southeast Atlanta
… job centers, and jitney supplements to troubled bus routes.
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Simplifying the Campus Experience through Mobility
… to and from the University, such as bus routes, bike/walk trails, and parking for personal vehicles. The final product will be an application supporting the daily navigation and transportation needs of the University of Montana student, allowing them to find campus information at the …
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Simplifying the Campus Experience through Mobility
… to and from the University, such as bus routes, bike/walk trails, and parking for personal vehicles. The final product will be an application supporting the daily navigation and transportation needs of the University of Montana student, allowing them to find campus information at the …
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Evaluating express bus service
Express or limited-stop bus services are a competitive effort by transit agencies to provide higher quality service to customers who make longer trips and place higher premiums on travel time, convenience and comfort. While express routes usually share the same roadway with local, more conventional …
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Sustainable transport at MIT : improving area bus services
… Habit Survey and information regarding local bus services as guides, this report analyzes the existing transportation options available to MIT students, staff, and faculty. People are grouped by mode choice depending on whether they commute using public transit or private MIT shuttle service, …
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Leveraging spatial relationships and visualization to improve public transit performance analysis
… a tremendous amount of data in order to measure bus performance, including vehicle positions and passenger counts. These data are typically organized in the same way that the network is organized: split up by route, with each route further divided into stop-to-stop segments or …
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From Pilots to Stable Services: Documenting the Rise and Diversity of Microtransit in the U.S.
… customer experiences compared to traditional bus services. Proponents believed this "disruptive transportation innovation" could alleviate traffic congestion and reduce vehicle emissions if scaled successfully. Following mixed results from early pilot programs over the previous five years, …
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Bus Seating in Arlington, Virginia: ART Passenger Demographics, Seating Preferences and Dwell Time Efficiency
… monitored on selected Arlington Transit (ART) bus routes in order to determine the link between passenger demographics, seating preferences and boarding and alighting times within the system. The data collection methodology employed digital stopwatch timings of boardings and alightings in …
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Evaluating the Transit Signal Priority Impacts along the U.S. 1 Corridor in Northern Verginia
… located signalized intersections and nearside bus stops on U.S. 1, result in congestion and traffic delays that bus transit may be able to alleviate to some extent. The capital investment and operating costs of other transit solutions such as "Bus Rapid Transit" and "Heavy Rail Transit" …
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