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... 1 Purpose of Workbook This workbook is designed to help planners answer questions about the magnitude of the need for public transit services within a geographic area, as well as the annual ridership (i.e. , demand)
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... 2 Methods for Forecasting Demand and Quantifying Need for Rural Passenger Transportation methods for estimating need (Chapter 2) and demand (Chapter 3)
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... Introduction 3 It is assumed that the table numbers associated with each table are unlikely to change on a frequent basis. Therefore, this is the preferred method used to search for and collect the appropriate data for each method contained in the workbook.
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... 4 Methods for Forecasting Demand and Quantifying Need for Rural Passenger Transportation Definitions Need 1. The number of people in a given geographic area likely to require a passenger transportation service.
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... Introduction 5 vehicles. This is a more conservative measure than comparing the trip rate for households with no vehicle available against households having one or more vehicles available.

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