Effectively Managing Consumer Fuel Price Driven Transit Demand

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2013

Subject Area

place - north america, mode - mass transit

Keywords

Effectively managing fuel price, Consumer Fuel Price, Transit Demand

Abstract

This study presents a literature review of transit demand elasticities with respect to gas prices, describes features of a transit service area population that may be more sensitive to fuel prices, identifies where stress points in the family of transit services will emerge, and assembles short- and long-term strategies for transit providers to manage their service when there is volatility in fuel prices.

Rights

Permission to publish abstract has been given by NCTR, Performed by National Center for Transit Research, Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Ave, CUT 100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375

Comments

Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center 605 Suwannee Street, MS 30 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450onsored by

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