G Barnes - Journal of Public Transportation, 2005 - Elsevier
For a variety of reasons, policymakers in recent years have taken a greater interest in increasing the use of transit. However, it is difficult to substantially impact transit use at a …
A Bertaud, HW Richardson - Urban Sprawl in Western Europe and …, 2004 - academia.edu
The counterpoint to the correlation between low-density sprawl and automobile dependence is that between high density and more transit use. These correlations are in general …
E Guerra, R Cervero - Journal of the american planning association, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Problem: High costs and low ridership are the bane of fixed-guideway transit investments. The net capital and operating cost per passenger mile of recent investments ranged from …
Clustering of housing development around rail stations holds promise not only for increasing transit ridership, but also yielding important environmental and social benefits. This paper …
Many US cities invest in large public transit projects in order to reduce private vehicle dependence and to reverse the downward trend in public transit use. Using a unique panel …
This study analyzes the benefits of rail transit. The study is based on a detailed evaluation of transportation system performance in major cities in the United States. Results of the study …
The report develops relationships to show the suitability of different urban density arrangements to eight modes of public transportation: the taxicab, dial-a-bus, local bus …
Billions of dollars have been and are being spent on urban rail transit in California, yet the last 20 years have seen the private automobile increase its market share of travel at the …
In 2004, Broward County Transit, located in Broward County, Florida, had among the highest ridership per capita and lowest cost per passenger kilometre of all-bus systems in US …