Cross-Elasticities in Frequencies and Ridership for Urban Local Routes
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2016
Subject Area
place - north america, ridership - elasticity, planning - service level, place - urban, operations - frequency, mode - bus
Keywords
Bus transit, scheduling, elasticity
Abstract
Observational data from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region’s Metro Transit were analyzed to determine the effects of service levels on ridership levels at different intervals. The research compares changes in service levels and ridership in several service intervals and includes elasticities and cross elasticities, or the influence that these service levels have on different service intervals’ ridership. These cross-elasticities were found to have little effect during the week; however, weekend ridership was found to be influenced by rush-hour and overnight frequencies.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by the Journal of Public Transportation, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Totten, J., & Levinson, D. (2016). Cross-Elasticities in Frequencies and Ridership for Urban Local Routes. Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 19 (3), pp. 117-125.
