Samenvatting
A stochastic model of bus passenger ridership is applied to the problem of determining the effect of a service interruption on ridership levels in a middle-sized community. The work indicates that despite the captive clientele of transit and the relatively short duration of the service discontinuance, large reductions in ridership resulted. These results suggest that government agencies should take an active role in preserving stable and reliable transit service if larger future subsidies are to be avoided.