One barrier to increased use of public transit is poorly scheduled transfer timing, especially between various types of transit or between various transit providers. It has been difficult to identify transfers that need improvement in a way that is convincing to transit providers. A computer system that calculates transfer utility and presents a detailed graphic display of arrivals and departures of the selected routes is described. This system can be used by metropolitan planning organisations and transit planners to show where transfers need to be improved between local bus routes and long-haul routes that are operated by a different provider. Data from San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit and Alameda-Contra Costa Transit, the bus agency serving two of the region's counties, are used to illustrate the system's capability. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting