The report considers the way in which the various components of the 'generalized cost' of making a public transport journey, i.e. the walk time, the waiting time, the riding time and the fare, may be traded off against each other in order to provide a service which minimizes the total 'costs' of traveling. For example, for a given number of buses, waiting time can be reduced at the expense of longer walks by concentrating buses onto fewer routes; walking can be reduced at the expense of longer rides by more devious routing and by having more frequent stops and both waiting and walking can be reduced at the expense of higher fares. The report reviews modelling approaches which have been used to examine these tradeoff situations. The amount of public transport use depends on the characteristics of the area which it serves as well as on the particular qualities of the service provided and a modelling approach is described which looks at the likely effects on bus use of changes in population and residential density. (Copyright (c) Crown Copyright 1979.)
Public Transport and the Planning of Residential Areas
1979
22 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Urban Administration & Planning , Road Transportation , Urban transportation , Urban planning , Population , Houses , Residential buildings , Transportation models , Buses(Vehicles) , Services , Suburban areas , Planning , Land development , Great Britain , Foreign technology , Transportation planning , Fares , Residential areas
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