Methods for Forecasting Demand and Quantifying Need for Rural Passenger Transportation (2010)

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  Quick Start Guide    This Workbook provides step‐by‐step instructions for developing forecasts of the need  and demand for passenger transportation in rural communities.  The data used in  developing these forecasts come from many sources. The following table has space to  enter data about public transportation service characteristics and community  characteristics of your area. These data will be required for a number of the calculations  that are included in this workbook. Note that not every calculation in this workbook  requires all the data listed below.     This page is provided to give you a quick start by highlighting some key data that are  used in estimating need and demand. These are not intended to be all the data required  to complete the estimates included as part of this workbook. Please read the workbook  thoroughly, and assemble all the data needed from published sources or the internet  before applying the methods.      Service Characteristics   Service Area Population    Service Area (square miles)    Annual Vehicle‐Miles                          per Month                            per Year Annual Vehicle‐Hours                          per Month                            per Year 1‐Way Trips Served                          per Month                            per Year     Community Characteristics   Area of County    College/University Enrollment  Base Year (                       ) Forecast Year (                )  List of Social Service Agencies providing or  requiring transportation