The objective of the demonstration project was to determine whether a small supplementary bus operation could be a viable private enterprise in a low density suburban area, as a connector to a line-haul commuter railroad, and whether there would be sufficient patronage generated during off-peak hours serving students and shoppers to insure the continuance of the program upon its completion. The program was designed to ascertain the conditions under which the residents of a medium to high income low-density residential suburb, now served only by the family car and taxis, would patronize an attractive small-bus feeder service operating on relatively frequent schedules within three blocks of approximately 50% of the demonstration area's residents. As an alternative to the family car, the project provided service to the Long Island Railroad Merrick Station, meeting all morning and evening commuter trains to and from New York City. (UMTA abstract)
The Merrick Minibus. A Small Feeder Bus Operation for Commuters
1971
67 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Bus lines , Passenger transportation , New York , Feasibility , Buses(Vehicles) , Urban transportation , Urban planning , Community relations , Demography , Attitude surveys , Urban rural interface , Minibuses , Suburban areas , Hemstead(New York) , Feeder bus lines , Merrick(New York)
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