https://rip.trb.org/ en-us Copyright © 2026. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod) tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod) https://rip.trb.org/Images/PageHeader-wTitle-RIP.jpg https://rip.trb.org/ https://rip.trb.org/View/2640190 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:47:25 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/2640190 https://rip.trb.org/View/2292690 80 F or below <40 F). We ask: which capital improvements have the biggest return on investment at bus stops that might reduce the negative experience of waiting for transit? Methodologically, by relying on video/phone-based interviews with transit experts across the United States, we are interested in learning agency-side responses to effective investments at bus stops, including constraints that agencies face. We will also conduct a series of focus groups and/or interviews with bus riders, particularly those in low-income and under-served communities, to hear transit experiences and learn about the specific needs of riders. This work will be conducted in the Denver region in coordination with the Regional Transportation District. Based on this body of evidence, we will design and implement a national-wide survey, built on a choice-experiment framework, that will test tradeoffs between operational improvements (e.g., increasing frequency), various types of bus top investments (e.g., shelters, benches, ADA-compliant ramps, real time information, lighting, safety call buttons, cameras, among others), and other programmatic investments (e.g., fare-free transit). We will vary the weather attributes in the choice set to seek better insights from riders who experience daily and seasonal variations differently than automobile travelers. This approach will control respondents’ preference ordering as well as internal contradictory among preferences. By asking respondents to evaluate trade-offs, the results will better speak to preferences as well as facilitate a weighted economic benefit analysis where we can score preferences based on dollars spent. By trying to decipher how various investments impact the value of wait time, we will create a generalizable set of findings that can apply across various situations and contexts. ]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:41:51 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/2292690 https://rip.trb.org/View/1765398 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:51:53 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1765398 https://rip.trb.org/View/1752378 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:19:34 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1752378 https://rip.trb.org/View/1715598 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:15:45 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1715598 https://rip.trb.org/View/1512089 Thu, 10 May 2018 13:24:26 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1512089