The report is the executive summary of a comprehensive study of the markets, economic characteristics and operation of two privately owned, demand-responsive transportation systems in operation in Davenport, Iowa, and Hicksville, New York. Objectives of the study are stated and the study areas examined. In terms of the characteristics of bus and shared-ride taxi usage, the level of ridership, roles of bus and shared-ride taxi service, level of service, market composition, frequency of use, and modal choice determinants are addressed. Revenue, goods movement, and costs are presented in the section on economic considerations. Attitudes toward public involvement, management and organization, and the potential of shared-ride taxi service are discussed.
An Analysis of Two Privately Owned Shared-Ride Taxi Systems: Executive Summary
1975
28 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Urban transportation , Planning , Passenger vehicles , Services , Urban areas , Revenue , Benefit cost analysis , Market research , Economic analysis , Surveys , Demand responsive transportation systems , Shared ride taxi systems , Taxicabs , Small cities , Paratransit , Travel demand , Travel patterns , Transportation routes , Transit riders , Urban transit systems , Hicksville(New York) , Davenport(Iowa) , DOT/4DZ/DB , DOT/1A
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