Operational planning of fixed-route and demand-responsive bus systems in the greater Lafayette, Indiana, area. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board TRB, Washington, January 1975.

Many small urban areas in the U.S.A. are evaluating implementation of a demand-responsive transportation system in addition to the conventional bus system. This paper suggests the proper combination of the two modes, fined-route and demand-responsive systems, that best serves the demand at a level of service required by the customer. The greater Lafayette area is used as a case study.