THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A QUANTITATIVE METHOD OF EVALUATING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN AREAS IN WHICH THE FREQUENCIES OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE LOW. THE STARTING POINT OF THE EVALUATION IS AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, AND THE AREA WITH ITS PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES. IN THE PRESENT PAPER THE PROBLEM CONCERNING THE EVALUATION OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS TREATED. A BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO TRAVELLING PATTERNS IS UTILIZED TO DESCRIBE THE BENEFIT TO THE USERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION LEADING TO THE FORMULATION OF A MEASURE FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE - FROM AN INDIVIDUAL POINT OF VIEW. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT THE SOCIAL POINT OF VIEW IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN A TOTAL MODEL AND FINALLY THE METHODS SET UP ARE DISCUSSED.(Author/publisher).
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