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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Bus service"”.
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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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Bus service design and schedule control
… mobility to its users. However, a good level of service is a crucial performance indicator for transit agencies to ensure sufficient ridership and maintain the benefits of public transportation (e.g. lower CO2 emissions per traveler, lower transit fares). To provide satisfying service, transit …
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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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Bus supervision deployment strategies for improved bus service reliability
Bus service reliability has always been a top concern for transit agencies and their customers. Unfortunately, there are several factors detrimental to reliable bus service. Outside influences such as weather, traffic, and road construction can wreak havoc on even the best laid plans. Internally, …
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The development of more effective operating plans for bus service
Thesis (S.M. in Transportation)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Service design for heavy demand corridors : limited-stop bus service
… transit agencies run both limited-stop and local service along some of their heavy ridership corridors. The primary benefit of limited-stop bus service is higher speed which results in reduced running time and thus reduced travel time for passengers. This reduced travel time can improve the …
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Using automatically collected data for bus service and operations planning
… used manual data to measure performance and plan service, but many transit agencies now fulfill these tasks by using automated data collection systems (ADCS), including Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Automatic Passenger Counters (APC), and Automated Fare Collection (AFC) systems. ADCS enable …
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Understanding bus service reliability : a practical framework using AVL/APC data
Service reliability on a transit system can have significant impacts on its provider and both existing and potential users. To passengers, unreliable service affects their perception of service quality and transit utility compared to other mode choices, while to transit agencies, this translates to …
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Using automatically collected data to improve the bus service planning process
… of customers, and (3) conduct more systematic service evaluation processes. While many transit agencies have adopted these data collection technologies, many have not modified their service planning processes to reflect the full advantages of automated data systems. This thesis evaluates the …
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Moving from conventional bus service towards bus rapid transit : establishing priorities
… when improving their current conventional bus service (CBS) towards a higher quality system such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Four major tasks were conducted as follows. First a literatu re review was performed to study relevant prior research and BRT cases in operation in Pittsburgh, Los …
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The economic and environmental effects of local bus service deregulation in Britain
… necessary for the evaluation of local bus service deregulation in Britain (excluding London). Second, to identify the effects of deregulation if external subsidy to the bus industry had not been reduced. Third, to estimate a number of the externalities, particularly the environmental …
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Mitigating road work disruptions on bus service : a framework for passenger impact evaluation
… disrupting the operations on London's TfL bus network, increasing running times, running time variability, and headways. Operators manage disruptions by short-turning more often, making passengers have longer and less reliable journeys. Mitigation strategies are put in place to limit the …
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Predicting Ridership and Travel Time Impacts of Bus Service Changes Using Sketch Planning Methods
Bus service changes range in scale, and understanding their impacts on ridership and travel times can inform decision-making as changes are considered for the bus network. Budgetary limitations are at the heart of service change decisions, resulting in the need for analysts to assess different …
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The Influence of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction in Intercity Public Transportation: A Case of a Alsaedy High Class Bus Service
… of the study was to determine the influence of service quality on customer satisfaction in Alsaedy High class bus services which operates between Dar es salaam and Morogoro. The service quality gap was established using SERVQUAL model by comparing expectations with actual perception of services. …
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Boston Night Owl: A Framework for Introducing Overnight Bus Service That Can Close Significant Spatiotemporal Gaps in Greater Boston's Transit System
… first steps in developing an overnight transit service in a region where it does not currently exist, using the Boston area as a case study. This is done through a two-step process: first, identifying where and when the service should be run, and second, learning from existing overnight systems …
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Evaluation of the modal choice behaviour and bus service preferences of commuters of the scheduled Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd using stated choice data
… Government faces a public problem of declining service levels with respect of public bus transport services. Stemming from the public problem is the management problem of modelling choice behaviour of commuter stated choices for utility maximisation and therefore as a means of optimising the …
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Impact analysis of MBTA 2009 Key Bus Route Initiative program
… Bay Transit Agency (MBTA) has the stated service objectives of customer service excellence, accessibility, reliability, and state-of-the-art technology. Over the last few years, the MBTA has been concerned about a possible decline in bus service quality. In response, the MBTA launched the …
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Simulating service reliability of a high frequency bus route using automatically collected data
High frequency bus routes are subject to a variety of influences that can affect the quality of service provided to passengers. Since they have short headways and high passenger demand interaction between buses can easily develop, causing degradation in service reliability. This, in turn, can …
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THE EFFECT OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION
… Related effects for light rail and bus service are much smaller. For low-skilled men without a car, a 10 percent expansion in subway, rail, and bus service increases labor force participation by 3.0, 0.3, and 0.3 percentage points, respectively. Improved subway service increases …
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Essays in Transportation and Electoral Politics
… Abstract 3 – Does Voting Affect the Provision of Bus Service? Inequalities in the distribution of bus services are important to understand. This chapter adds to previous literature by exploring why inequalities exist. Specifically, does voting for elected officials affect inequalities in the …
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