Transportation Links
http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/newstarts/planning_environment_2608.html
Community Transportation Coordination Initiative Final Report — a study and report recommending a new bus Route in Princeton – to be discussed at the Tuesday May 3 joint meeting of the Borough and Township governing bodies.
Executive Summary of Final Report on new local Princeton bus route
Comments and info on BRT proposal by Marvin Reed (doc)
Princeton University Dinky Ridership Survey
Info on Central Jersey Transportation Forum:http://www.dvrpc.org/LongRangePlan/CentralJerseyForum/
Info on US 1 BRT Plans:
Executive Summary of Central NJ Route 1 BRT analysis
http://www.dvrpc.org/LongRangePlan/CentralJerseyForum/brt.htm
Info on Delware Valley Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passenders:
http://www.dvarp.org/
Other relevant documents, all pdf, some have kernels of valuable information:
Transportation Research Board of the National Academies - transit subcommittee pages
Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 118 – Bus Rapid Transit Practioner’s Guide – comprehensive report on most aspects of the BRT
Public Transportation Policy Paper TranPlan 21 by the State of Montana Department of Transportation — contains useful information about ridership predictions
The Factors Influencing Transit Ridership: A Review and Analysis of the Ridership Literature, UCLA Department of Urban Planning Working Paper by Brian D Taylor and Camille N.YL Fink good summary of methods used to predict ridership and how different factors such as car ownership and parking influence transit ridership
Transit and density – a one page about density required for transit– Institute of Transportation Engineers 1989. Table 2. Transit-Supportive ResidentialDensity Thresholds 2. Table 3. Transit-Supportive Employment
chapter 11 from presently unknown book outlining decision-making for building transit
Westart BRT – Bus Rapid Transit Ridership Analysis June 2005 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation Office of Mobility Innovation, Service Innovation Division
Dwelling and Employments unit per/ acre necessary for frequent transit service Institute of Transportation Engineers 1989. Table 2. Transit-Supportive Residential Density Thresholds 2. Table 3. Transit-Supportive Employment
Paper with chart of city densities – map showing what types of towns work with public transit and which don’t, towns need to be designed for public transit
Sierra Club density research has good info on walking distance