The study deals with forecasting the cost of operating bus transit systems in U.S. cities. The primary objective is to develop a practical forecasting model for use by transit planners, i.e., a tool that will provide quantitative estimates (forecasts) of operating costs for any proposed bus transit system. The final product is a composite of several models, each of which forecasts a different component of operating cost. Total operating cost is found by simply summing the component forecasts. These models are based on data supplied by the American Public Transit Association, plus a direct industry survey, undertaken as part of the research effort. The four resource categories for which models are developed are driver labor, bus repair labor, fuel consumption, and oil consumption. A single model is developed for all other operating cost.


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    Title :

    Forecasting Bus Transit Operating Costs


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    164 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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