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Appendix B Annotated Bibliography California Department of Transportation, An Analysis of Public Transportation to Attract Non-traditional Transit Riders in California, CA.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-2 The study concluded that external forces (e.g., population changes, development trends, regional economic conditions, other public policy decisions) often have a greater impact on ridership than system and service design initiatives.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-3 Cambridge Systematics, Inc., TCRP Research Results Digest 69, Evaluation of Recent Ridership Increases. National Research Council, 2005.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-4 "institutional cooperation (was) often essential."9 The study also found that policies that make private vehicle use less attractive will have a more positive impact on transit ridership than policies that make transit more attractive.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-5 but was made much more frequent. In more traditional transit areas, increasing frequency did not produce many more riders.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-6 quality, funding, training, and marketing. Within each category, multiple case studies are presented.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-7 This study evaluated the proposed coordinated public transit system for the Buffalo area of Western New York. Market research, community meetings, and a review of "innovative transportation solutions" helped formulate the proposal.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-8 Although agencies encountered some difficulties during the integration process, most found that many perceived barriers to integration either did not exist or were easily surmounted. Pratt, Richard and Evans, John, TCRP Report 95, Chapter 10 – Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes: Bus Routing and Coverage, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (2004)
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-9 designed to help transit agencies identify amenity improvements that could help boost ridership. The study found that amenities can significantly influence whether "transit choice" riders (those who ride transit infrequently)
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-10 This study examined ridership trends among U.S. transit systems during the 1990's, including an analysis of the relative effects of internal vs.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-11 better information, better coordination between modes of service, and priority corridors for rapid bus transit. Turnbull, Katherine and Pratt, Richard, TCRP Report 95, Chapter 11 – Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes: Transit Information and Promotion.
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TCRP H-32: Interim Guidebook B-12 This report contains a review of current practices used by suburban transit agencies to enhance mobility. It is focused largely on making improved connections in suburban environments (bus-to-rail, etc.)
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