Implementation And Outcomes Of Fare Free Transit Systems

Author : Joel Volinski,Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780309223614

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Implementation and Outcomes of Fare-free Transit Systems by Joel Volinski,Transit Cooperative Research Program Pdf

The purpose of this synthesis was to document the past and current experiences of public transit agencies that have planned, implemented, and operated fare-free transit systems. The report concentrates on public transit agencies that are either direct recipients or sub-recipients of federal transit grants and provide fare-free service to everyone in their service area on every mode they provide. The report will be of interest to transit managers and staffs, small urban and rural areas, university, and resort communities, as well as stakeholders and policy makers at all levels who would be interested in knowing the social benefits and macro impacts of providing affordable mobility through fare-free public transit. A review of the relevant literature was conducted for this effort. Reports provide statistics on changes in levels of ridership associated with fare-free service. White papers or agency reports identified by the topic panel or discovered through interviews with fare-free transit managers were also reviewed. Through topic panel input, Internet searches, listserv communications, and APTA and TRB sources, the first comprehensive listing of public transit agencies that provide fare-free service in the United States was identified. A selected survey of these identified public transit agencies yielded an 82% response rate (32/39). The report offers a look at policy and administrative issues through survey responses. Five case studies, achieved through interviews, represent the three types of communities that were found to be most likely to adopt a fare-free policy: rural and small urban, university dominated, and resort communities.

Author : Charles River Associates,Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0309062527

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Building Transit Ridership by Charles River Associates,Transit Cooperative Research Program Pdf

Addresses transit's ridership and its share of the travel market. The research explored a variety of different public policies and transit management actions that can potentially influence transit ridership, particularly in comparison to local travel by private vehicle.

Author : United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Fare Collection Task Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Bus lines
ISBN : UCBK:C100883064

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Fare Collection Program Implementation Plan by United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Fare Collection Task Force Pdf

Author : Clifford N. Opurum
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466913929

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Automated Fare Collection System & Urban Public Transportation by Clifford N. Opurum Pdf

With its unique features (presented in nine chapters grouped into five major parts), Automated Fare Collection System And Urban Public Transit: An Economic & Management Approach To Urban Transit Systems provides a wealth of resourceful information to everyone with interest in mass transit: Part I: Public Transportation, Urban Economy And Automation in Fare Collection Part II: Models of Transportation Pricing Part III: Transportation Research Methods And Models Part IV: Approaches And Trends in Urban Transit Ridership Part V: Epilogue In these parts of the book, Clifford N. Opurum reveals the impact of the automated fare collection system on mass transit and particularly, on the New York City rail rapid transit system. Various effective urban public transportation pricing techniques are presented. Transportation research methods and models including the alogit model and different approaches to transportation research analysis are featured. Alternative scenarios of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) are used extensively along with other feasibility studies strategies to determine the economic and social benefits of the automated fare collection system. The author concludes that as in the case of other industrial sectors, the financial health of the transit industry is very much dependent upon the level of transit patronage, and that automation in fare collection has further encouraged the later. Furthermore, he added that automated fare collection (AFC) is preferred over the mechanical system of fare collection and will make positive impact on both transit ridership and revenue, if efficiently operated. Finally, he stressed that society would be better off financially if the benefits of automation in transit fare collection are fully utilized, and that automation in fare collection has indeed influenced the travel pattern of most mass transit patrons.

Author : Joel Volinski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Federal aid to transportation
ISBN : 030922361X

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Implementation and Outcomes of Fare-free Transit Systems by Joel Volinski Pdf

The purpose of this synthesis was to document the past and current experiences of public transit agencies that have planned, implemented, and operated fare-free transit systems. The report concentrates on public transit agencies that are either direct recipients or sub-recipients of federal transit grants and provide fare-free service to everyone in their service area on every mode they provide. The report will be of interest to transit managers and staffs, small urban and rural areas, university, and resort communities, as well as stakeholders and policy makers at all levels who would be interested in knowing the social benefits and macro impacts of providing affordable mobility through fare-free public transit. A review of the relevant literature was conducted for this effort. Reports provide statistics on changes in levels of ridership associated with fare-free service. White papers or agency reports identified by the topic panel or discovered through interviews with fare-free transit managers were also reviewed. Through topic panel input, Internet searches, listserv communications, and APTA and TRB sources, the first comprehensive listing of public transit agencies that provide fare-free service in the United States was identified. A selected survey of these identified public transit agencies yielded an 82% response rate (32/39). The report offers a look at policy and administrative issues through survey responses. Five case studies, achieved through interviews, represent the three types of communities that were found to be most likely to adopt a fare-free policy: rural and small urban, university dominated, and resort communities.

Author : Prince Jason Prince
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551646619

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Free Public Transit by Prince Jason Prince Pdf

Just like we don't pay to use elevators, this book argues that we shouldn't pay to ride public transit. In an age of increasing inequalities and ecological crisis, movements advocating free public transit push us to rethink the status quo and consider urban transit as a fundamental human right. Editors Jason Prince and Judith Dellheim have collected a panorama of case studies from around the world: the United States, Canada, Estonia, Greece, France, Italy, Sweden, Poland, China, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and more. These movements are spread across the world, and they aim to achieve two main outcomes-ecological good and fair wealth distribution. Free public transit-coupled with increased capacity and improving service of public transit-might well be the only viable strategy to eliminating car usage and achieving greenhouse gas targets in industrialized cities within a reasonable timeframe. Movements for free mass transit also aim to see public transit treated as a public good, like water and garbage service, that should be paid for out of general tax revenues or a fairer regional tax strategy. This book covers the rapidly changing transport options in cities today, including bike and car share options, Uber and Lyft, and the imminent arrival of driver-less vehicles. The first English-language book ever written on the subject, Free Public Transit is a ground breaking book for those concerned about the future of our cities and an essential resource for those who make, or try to change, urban planning and transport policies.

Author : Michael Burawoy,Gay Seidman
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781804297261

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Engaging Erik Olin Wright by Michael Burawoy,Gay Seidman Pdf

When the renowned social scientist Erik Olin Wright passed away in 2019 at the height of his intellectual powers, he left behind an unfinished project intended to forge a connection between class analysis and real utopias. In taking up this project, the essays in this volume pay tribute to his generative theory, crystalline thinking, inspirational teaching, and personal generosity. - "Friends of the late Erik Olin Wright celebrate his life and work with essays about his lifelong preoccupations with analytical Marxism and the transformation of capitalist societies. The result is a beautiful book that glows with intelligence, optimism, and love." FRANCES FOX PIVEN - "Erik Wright succumbed to cancer while he was advancing a decades-long project of envisioning real utopias-designs for a workable socialism. The essays in this superb volume recount this monumental undertaking and also advance it in significant ways." VIVEK CHIBBER - "Erik Olin Wright devoted his brilliant mind to the challenging task of rethinking and reimagining socialism after the fall of the Soviet Union and China's turn towards full-blown capitalism. In this tribute to his work, progressive intellectuals and activists bring forward and deepen Wright's trail-blazing Real Utopias Project amidst the current deep crisis of capitalism." WALDEN BELLO - "These rich and compelling essays testify to the power and actuality of Erik Olin Wright's thought, as well as to his dialogism, mentorship, and influence. A terrific read and a fitting tribute to a brilliant scholar and beloved comrade." NANCY FRASER

Author : United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance. Lead Program Team
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Bus lines
ISBN : UCBK:C101123613

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Revenue Maximization Lead Program Plan by United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance. Lead Program Team Pdf

Author : Boaventura de Sousa Santos,José Manuel Mendes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000081190

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Demodiversity by Boaventura de Sousa Santos,José Manuel Mendes Pdf

We are living in a time when social and political authoritarianism appear to be gaining ground around the world. This book presents the democratic practices, spaces and processes that engage directly with the theoretical assumptions advanced by the epistemologies of the South, summoning other contexts and empirical realities that attest to the possibility of a renewal and deepening of democracy beyond the liberal and representative canon, which is embedded within a world capitalist system. The chapters in this book put forward the ideas of demodiversity, of high-intensity democracy, of the articulation between representative democracy and participatory democracy as well as, in certain contexts, between both these and other forms of democratic deliberation, such as the communitarian democracy of the indigenous and peasant communities of Africa, Latin America and Asia. The challenge undertaken in this book is to demand utopia, imagining a post-abyssal democracy that permits the democratizing, decolonizing, decommodifying and depatriarchalizing of social relations. This post-abyssal democracy obliges us to satisfy the maximum definition of democracy and not the minimum, transforming society into fields of democratization that permeate the structural spaces of contemporary societies.

Author : Daniel Fleishman,Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Local transit
ISBN : 9780309087643

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Fare Policies, Structures and Technologies by Daniel Fleishman,Transit Cooperative Research Program Pdf

TCRP Report 94: Fare Policies, Structures and Technologies: Update identifies, describes, and evaluates key fare structures, policies, and technologies that are being considered by transit agencies, with a focus on their impact on customers, operations management, and effective and equitable fare integration. The report includes data on fare structures, policy-making procedures, and ongoing efforts to implement fare technology. This report provides guidance on making decisions related to fare policies, structures, and technologies. It includes practical information that can be readily used by transit professionals and policy makers in fare-related planning and decision making. This report updates information presented in TCRP Reports 10 and 32 and presents the latest developments and research results related to fare policy and technology issues.

Author : TranSystems Corporation,Planners Collaborative, Inc,Tom Crikelair Associates,United States. Federal Transit Administration,Transit Cooperative Research Program,Transit Development Corporation
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : CD-ROMs
ISBN : 9780309098854

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Elements Needed to Create High Ridership Transit Systems by TranSystems Corporation,Planners Collaborative, Inc,Tom Crikelair Associates,United States. Federal Transit Administration,Transit Cooperative Research Program,Transit Development Corporation Pdf

"TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 111: Elements Needed to Create High-Ridership Transit Systems explores the strategies used by transit agencies to create high ridership. The report includes case studies that focus on the internal and external elements that contributed to successful ridership increases and examines how the transit agencies influenced or overcame internal and external challenges to increase ridership. The report includes a companion interactive CD-ROM that contains a database of individual transit agency ridership strategies linked to the strategies and examples presented in the report. The CD-ROM also contains a brochure that outlines the key elements identified in this report for increasing and sustaining ridership." -- publisher's website.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Local transit
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129109380

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Urban Mass Transportation Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jerome A. Needle,Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0309060133

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Improving Transit Security by Jerome A. Needle,Transit Cooperative Research Program Pdf

Examines the nature and extent of transit crime, effective strategies to combat problem situations, and case studies of specific control practices deemed successful by transit agency professionals (with no distinctions drawn between bus and rail modes) are discussed.

Author : Bruce D. Spear
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Local transit
ISBN : UCBK:C104633040

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Service and Methods Demonstrations Program Summary Report by Bruce D. Spear Pdf

Author : Russell H. Thatcher,Caroline Ferris,Marilyn Golden,Jason Quan,Beth Hamby,Elizabeth H. Ellis,Jim Purdy,David Chia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Local transit
ISBN : 0309283965

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Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-route Transit by People with Disabilities by Russell H. Thatcher,Caroline Ferris,Marilyn Golden,Jason Quan,Beth Hamby,Elizabeth H. Ellis,Jim Purdy,David Chia Pdf

"TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 163: Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities is designed to help transit agencies fulfill the primary goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by making mainstream fixed-route bus and rail systems accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The focus of the Strategy Guide is to offer guidance on providing public services in the most integrated setting possible." -- Publisher's note.