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BUS TRANSIT MONITORING STUDY: INTERIM REPORT 1: DATA REQUIREMENTS AND COLLECTION TECHNIQUES

M Flusberg, J Kruger, J P Curry

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The objective of the Bus Transit Monitoring Study is to develop a comprehensive statistically based data collection plan that will enable transit operators to collect passenger related data in a cost-effective manner. This first interim report presents the results of the first two tasks of the study: identifying current data collection techniques and data requirements. These two closely related tasks were conducted in parallel through three major activities: 1) a literature review; 2) a review of material collected by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA, Boston) and the Tidewater Transportation Commission (Norfolk, Virginia) in a study for UMTA focusing on service evaluation techniques; and 3) discussions with forty-one transit properties in the United States and Canada. We believe that this report will be valuable to operators in their efforts to improve their data collection systems. \n

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The objective of the Bus Transit Monitoring Study is to develop a comprehensive statistically based data collection plan that will enable transit operators to collect passenger related data in a cost-effective manner. This first interim report presents the results of the first two tasks of the study: identifying current data collection techniques and data requirements. These two closely related tasks were conducted in parallel through three major activities: 1) a literature review; 2) a review of material collected by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA, Boston) and the Tidewater Transportation Commission (Norfolk, Virginia) in a study for UMTA focusing on service evaluation techniques; and 3) discussions with forty-one transit properties in the United States and Canada. We believe that this report will be valuable to operators in their efforts to improve their data collection systems. \n

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The objective of the Bus Transit Monitoring Study is to develop a comprehensive statistically based data collection plan that will enable transit operators to collect passenger related data in a cost-effective manner. This first interim report presents the results of the first two tasks of the study: identifying current data collection techniques and data requirements. These two closely related tasks were conducted in parallel through three major activities: 1) a literature review; 2) a review of material collected by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA, Boston) and the Tidewater Transportation Commission (Norfolk, Virginia) in a study for UMTA focusing on service evaluation techniques; and 3) discussions with forty-one transit properties in the United States and Canada. We believe that this report will be valuable to operators in their efforts to improve their data collection systems. \n

Key concepts: Interim, Data collection, Transit (satellite), Public transport, Computer science, Transport engineering, Service (business), Operations research

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