Measuring the Efficiency of Public Transportation Using Data Envelopment Analysis: Evidence from Jackson, Mississippi
http://www.jsums.edu/~imtrans
Record Type: UTC
The objective of this research is to identify existing best practices and to develop a generic model approach that could be adapted and used by small-to-medium public transit agencies for fixed route bus transit service planning, specifically to include: Service Design Standards, Service Performance Measurements, and a Standard Service Evaluation Methodology. The focus will be on short term transit service planning, including its relationship to efficient route scheduling.
Start date: 2010/7/1
End date: 2011/7/29
Status: Active
Contract/Grant Number: DTRT06-G-0049
Total Dollars: 35000
Source Organization: Institute of Multimodal Transportation (IMTRANS)
Date Added: 09/17/2010
Index Terms: Public transit, Transit operating agencies, Bus transit, Fixed routes, Data envelopment analysis, Best practices, Transportation planning, Customer service, Evaluation and assessment, Jackson (Mississippi),
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Institute of Multimodal Transportation (IMTRANS)
http://www.jsums.edu/~imtrans/
Jackson State University, Jackson
61 Mississippi e-Center
1230 Raymond Road, 900
Jackson, MS 39204
USA
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Wang, Feng
Phone: (601) 979-1094
Fax: (601) 979-4045
Email: feng.wang@jsums.edu
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Institute of Multimodal Transportation (IMTRANS)
http://www.jsums.edu/~imtrans/
Jackson State University, Jackson
61 Mississippi e-Center
1230 Raymond Road, 900
Jackson, MS 39204
USA
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Irvin, Lurlene
Phone: (601) 979-2797
Email: lurlene.irvin@jsums.edu
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