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1.258J / 11.541J / ESD.226J Public Transportation Service and Operations Planning, Fall 2003

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Wilson, Nigel H. M.
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Public Transportation Service and Operations Planning
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Abstract
Evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focussing on bus and rail. Description of technological characteristics and their impacts on capacity, service quality, and cost. Current practice and new methods for data collection and analysis, performance monitoring, route design, frequency determination, and vehicle and crew scheduling. Effect of pricing policy and service quality on ridership. Methods for estimating costs associated with proposed service changes. From the course home page: Course Description This course describes the evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focusing on bus and rail. Technological characteristics and their impacts on capacity, service quality, and cost are described. Current practice and new methods for data collection and analysis, performance monitoring, route design, frequency determination, and vehicle and crew scheduling are also discussed. In addition, the effect of pricing policy and service quality on ridership and methods for estimating costs associated with proposed service changes are presented, together with means to improve operations through real time intervention.
Date issued
2003-12
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35716
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1.258J-Fall2003
local: 1.258J
local: 11.541J
local: ESD.226J
local: IMSCP-MD5-e78ed3456b6bdc8ba844d6f3917958f2
Keywords
bus, rail, data collection, performance monitoring, route design, frequency determination, vehicle scheduling, crew scheduling, pricing policy, service quality, ridership, estimating costs, urban transportation, public transportation systems, public services, capacity, planning, 1.258J, 11.541J, ESD.226J, 1.258, 11.541, ESD.226, Transportation -- Planning

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