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SUMMARY MAINTAINING TRANSIT EFFECTIVENESS UNDER MAJOR FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS Transit agencies in the United States have frequently dealt with insuffi cient resources, but the "great recession" of 2007 to 2009 clearly presented the most diffi cult fi nancial challenges most transit agencies have ever seen. The collapse of the real estate market and the decline in sales tax revenue substantially reduced the revenues typically available to support transit systems.
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2 helps transit planners and schedulers develop more effi cient runs and routes. Paratransit expenses are being managed more effi ciently through • Travel training to encourage the use of less expensive fi xed-route service • Better management of "no-shows" • The incorporation of local taxi services to help handle peak demand • Cooperative partnerships with nonprofi t agencies • The utilization of more fuel-effi cient vehicles • Firm but fair determinations of eligibility for service.
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3 Transit agency revenues have been increased by more aggressive sales of advertising opportunities to companies looking to promote their products or services. Ad space is now sold not only on bus exteriors and bus shelters but in almost every venue controlled by transit agencies that might be viewed by a pair of eyes or heard by a pair of ears, including on transit agency websites.
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5 passengers per hour or mile at the lowest cost. On the other hand, effectiveness is often intended to mean whether the transit system is contributing to a community's goals, such as economic development, environmental sustainability, decreasing traffi c congestion, and the provision of equitable mobility opportunities.
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6 questions that asked agencies to describe their experience and the various techniques they have employed to maintain effectiveness in their communities. The survey was initially sent to 46 transit agencies; 40 agencies responded (87% response rate)
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