Regional Coordination in Public Transportation: Lessons for the U.S.
| 项目名称： | Regional Coordination in Public Transportation: Lessons for the U.S. |
| 摘要： | Spatial expansion of metropolitan areas has extended daily travel patterns beyond administrative service areas of public transportation agencies. Coordination of transit services throughout metropolitan areas could offer seamless and convenient travel options that attract motorists who are used to connected regional roadway networks. However, transit service in US metropolitan areas remains fragmented. This study identifies lessons in regional coordination for transit from metropolitan areas in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria with over 30 years of experience of regional coordination in so-called Verkehrsverbunds (regional transit authorities). Verkehrsverbunds have increased transit ridership and financial efficiency and help account for 5 to 10 times more transit trips per capita there than in the US. Lessons from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria are meaningful, because of comparable federal structures of government, standards of living, and levels of motorization. Initially, this project highlights challenges in regional coordination of transit in the US using the regions in the middle/south Atlantic Census region (e.g. Washington (DC), Richmond, and Philadelphia regions) as case studies. The main part of the study documents trends in ridership, financial efficiency, and administrative structures of Verkehrsverbunds in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria using case studies from large and small regions, such as Berlin, Stuttgart, Freiburg, Basel, Zurich, or Vienna. The goal is to identify successful policies and administrative structures that foster regional collaboration. |
| 状态： | Active |
| 资金： | 100000.00 |
| 资助组织： | Research and Innovative Technology Administration<==>Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center |
| 执行机构： | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg |
| 开始时间： | 20120901 |
| 实际结束时间： | 20150630 |
| 主题领域： | Passenger Transportation；Planning and Forecasting；Public Transportation；Transportation (General)；Vehicles and Equipment |
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