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==Strategies== | ==Strategies== | ||
| − | * Real-time arrival and routing information | + | '''* Real-time arrival and routing information''' |
** Reduces anxiety about when the next bus will come | ** Reduces anxiety about when the next bus will come | ||
** Allows more accurate trip planning, so less time has to be spent at the actual stop | ** Allows more accurate trip planning, so less time has to be spent at the actual stop | ||
** “Enhancing the Rider Experience: The Impact of Real-Time Information On Transit Ridership” www.nctr.usf.edu/pdf/576-15.pdf | ** “Enhancing the Rider Experience: The Impact of Real-Time Information On Transit Ridership” www.nctr.usf.edu/pdf/576-15.pdf | ||
| − | * Attractive and more secure waiting areas | + | '''* Attractive and more secure waiting areas''' |
** Studies suggest that time spent waiting for a transit vehicle is considered more costly by the patron than in-vehicle time; however, this can be mitigated by improvements to the waiting area, i.e. good lighting, protection from the elements and a comfortable place to sit. | ** Studies suggest that time spent waiting for a transit vehicle is considered more costly by the patron than in-vehicle time; however, this can be mitigated by improvements to the waiting area, i.e. good lighting, protection from the elements and a comfortable place to sit. | ||
** “Effects of Pedestrian Improvements on Transit Ridership and Customer Satisfaction” http://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=27843 | ** “Effects of Pedestrian Improvements on Transit Ridership and Customer Satisfaction” http://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=27843 | ||
| − | * Improvement to the quality of pedestrian network | + | '''* Improvement to the quality of pedestrian network''' |
** Virtually all transit riders are pedestrians at some point in their trip. So the quality of the pedestrian network -- principally sidewalks and safe road crossings -- strongly influences the ability of travelers to access transit stops and then their willingness to use transit. Factors include the very existence of sidewalks, their connectivity in a useful network, and whether or not residents feel safe using them. | ** Virtually all transit riders are pedestrians at some point in their trip. So the quality of the pedestrian network -- principally sidewalks and safe road crossings -- strongly influences the ability of travelers to access transit stops and then their willingness to use transit. Factors include the very existence of sidewalks, their connectivity in a useful network, and whether or not residents feel safe using them. | ||
** Pedestrian Environments and Transit Ridership www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT12-1Ryan.pdf | ** Pedestrian Environments and Transit Ridership www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT12-1Ryan.pdf | ||
** “Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements: Effects on Transit Use and Perceptions of the Pedestrian Environment In Portland’s Roseway Neighborhood“ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iz1tYaLid-0J:pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.cus/files/PR119.pdf+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a | ** “Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements: Effects on Transit Use and Perceptions of the Pedestrian Environment In Portland’s Roseway Neighborhood“ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iz1tYaLid-0J:pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.cus/files/PR119.pdf+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a | ||
| − | * Universal fare media | + | '''* Universal fare media''' |
| − | * Marketing | + | '''* Marketing''' |
Revision as of 22:10, 13 February 2012
Background
Certain low cost strategies, such as real-time arrival and routing information, attractive waiting areas, universal fare media, marketing/perception influence, and other low-cost measures can cost-effectively increase ridership by improving the transit experience.
Introduction
The out-of-vehicle waiting experience plays a critical role in an individual’s willingness to use transit for their traveling needs. A pleasant walk to and wait at a transit stop can add value to the transit experience, while time spent in a dirty, loud or unsafe environment is perceived to be much more costly that time spent in-vehicle (source)
Strategies
* Real-time arrival and routing information
- Reduces anxiety about when the next bus will come
- Allows more accurate trip planning, so less time has to be spent at the actual stop
- “Enhancing the Rider Experience: The Impact of Real-Time Information On Transit Ridership” www.nctr.usf.edu/pdf/576-15.pdf
* Attractive and more secure waiting areas
- Studies suggest that time spent waiting for a transit vehicle is considered more costly by the patron than in-vehicle time; however, this can be mitigated by improvements to the waiting area, i.e. good lighting, protection from the elements and a comfortable place to sit.
- “Effects of Pedestrian Improvements on Transit Ridership and Customer Satisfaction” http://rns.trb.org/dproject.asp?n=27843
* Improvement to the quality of pedestrian network
- Virtually all transit riders are pedestrians at some point in their trip. So the quality of the pedestrian network -- principally sidewalks and safe road crossings -- strongly influences the ability of travelers to access transit stops and then their willingness to use transit. Factors include the very existence of sidewalks, their connectivity in a useful network, and whether or not residents feel safe using them.
- Pedestrian Environments and Transit Ridership www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT12-1Ryan.pdf
- “Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements: Effects on Transit Use and Perceptions of the Pedestrian Environment In Portland’s Roseway Neighborhood“ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iz1tYaLid-0J:pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.cus/files/PR119.pdf+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
* Universal fare media * Marketing