The study examines three systems of urban transportation services which are self-sustaining (cover at least operating costs from the farebox). The three systems selected for the study are: (1) the Philadelphia-Lindenwold Hi-Speed Line, a rail rapid transit line operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO); (2) the express bus services in the City of New York, with routes operated by both the Metropolitan Transit Authority as well as private bus companies; and (3) the suburban railroad service in the Chicago metropolitan area of the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company (formerly C&NW Railway). These services are characterized by high fares; high service quality including a high probability of obtaining a seat and attention to consumer comfort and safety; travel times comparable to those on alternative modes, including the private car; service between residential areas and CBDs; market areas composed primarily of middle-to upper-income inhabitants; and costs not necessarily lower than comparable service by other operators. All three, until recently, have covered at least operating costs from the farebox. That two of them no longer do so is attributable to explicit policy decisions, and not to a failure in the viability of the service. The research concludes that although self-sustaining services are clearly appropriate only for certain markets, within those markets they have potential as a means of relieving the increasing scale of transit deficits.
Self-Sustaining Public Transportation Services. Volume II. Technical Report
1979
239 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Road Transportation , Urban transportation , Operating costs , Services , Rapid transit railways , Buses(Vehicles) , Railroads , Metropolitan areas , New York , Illinois , Transit fares , Commuter transportation , New York City(New York) , Chicago(Illinois) , Commuter rail systems
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