Integration of Fixed and Flexible Route Public Transportation Systems

The applied research study proposed here will quantitatively explore some opportunities for better integrating conventional and paratransit services, focusing especially on switching vehicles and drivers among different service types in peak and off-peak periods and on feeding conventional routes with paratransit services in area and periods with low demand densities. Optimization models will be developed to enable public transit operators to exploit such opportunities. The expected benefits include improved utilization of drivers and vehicles, improved service quality in off-peak periods and reduced capacity requirements during peak periods.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $80126.00
• Contract Numbers:

  UMD-2009-03

  DTRT07-G-0003

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center

  Pennsylvania State University
  201 Transportation Research Building
  University Park, PA  United States  16802-4710
• Performing Organizations:

  Center for Integrated Transportation Systems Management

  University of Maryland, College Park
  College Park, MD  United States  20742
• Principal Investigators:

  Schonfeld, Paul

• Start Date: 20091101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20101031
• Source Data: RiP Project 26987

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fixed routes; Off peak periods; Paratransit services; Paratransit vehicles; Peak periods; Public transit; Switching; Transit operating agencies; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Education and Training; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01468142
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: UMD-2009-03, DTRT07-G-0003
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:46PM