Topics
Conventional, fixed-route bus operations is the focus of the course.
The course is conducted as a series of lectures and workshop sessions. Topics of the
lecture/workshop sessions include:
- Service Area and Route Characteristics. Types of travel,
socioeconomic, geographic characteristics, and community policies important to service
planning; common network designs; and key transit terminology.
- Goals, Objectives, Measures and Standards.A framework for
service evaluation and examples of frequently used measures and standards.
- Data Collection. Data needs; data collection techniques for
existing and potential users; and a data collection program.
- Service Analysis. Analysis process; system level analysis
techniques; route level procedures; and sub-route analysis.
- Service Improvement Concepts. Operating strategies; schedule
adjustments; alignment changes; system-wide changes; service type changes; and ADA
implementation issues.
- Schedule Preparation. Route characteristics; schedule writing;
run cutting; and driver rostering.
- Cost Allocation and Cost Estimation. Theory; fully allocated
costing methods; and incremental costing methods.
- Demand and Revenue Estimation. Demand estimation techniques
and applications; and revenue estimation procedures.
- Service Change Implementation. Elements of a service program;
considerations in program implementation; and strategies for program monitoring.
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