Managing Increasing Ridership Demand
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
8-2010
Subject Area
mode - mass transit, place - north america, place - south america, ridership - demand, ridership - drivers, ridership - growth, mode - bus rapid transit
Keywords
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Porto Alegre (Brazil), Public transit, Ridership, Santiago (Chile), Study tours, Transit operating agencies, Transit operators, Travel demand, Travel demand management
Abstract
This digest is an overview of a study mission that investigated how several transit operators and agencies in cities in South America accommodate sudden and significant growth in the number of riders and increasing demand for service. Team members met with transit operators and agencies in Quayaquil, Ecuador; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Porto Alegre, Brazil. The digest is based on individual reports provided by the mission team members.
Rights
Permission to link to this has been given by TRB, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Harrington-Hughes & Associates. (2010). Managing Increasing Ridership Demand. Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 96, published by Transportation Research Board, Washington.
