Author : KFH Group,Transit Cooperative Research Program,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bus lines
ISBN : 9780309067638
Effective Approaches to Meeting Rural Intercity Bus Transportation Needs by KFH Group,Transit Cooperative Research Program,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board Pdf
This report presents results of research conducted under Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project B-21, "Effective Approaches to Meeting Rural Intercity Bus Transportation Needs." The project identified strategies for initiating, preserving, and enhancing effective rural intercity bus transportation. To identify recent projects and to identify barriers or issues affecting implementation, the research effort included surveys of state rural transit program managers, state rail program managers, and intercity bus carriers. The report includes three parts. Part I contains a review of recent developments affecting the intercity bus industry, an overview of potential funding sources, and a review of barriers to implementation of rural intercity projects. Part II provides strategies for rural intercity service improvements, including methods of identifying intercity carriers and services, planning, program development, operating assistance, capital assistance, marketing assistance, and combining approaches. Each strategy is described, and implementation examples are presented. Part III presents 50 project descriptions based on additional survey interviews with project contacts.
