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Title	MBTA (MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSIT AUTHORITY) PASSENGER DEMAND ANALYSES, 1977
Accession No	00346105
Authors	Kwok, B S; Jordon, L M
Period Covered	770500-7706
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Transportation Systems Center ; Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date	19810800
Description	47 p.
Abstract	The study was undertaken for the calibration and analysis of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) passenger data to be used as an input to the main operational performance simulation model that is being developed. A survey was made of the number of passengers using the Highland Branch of the MBTA Green Line. All of the PCC streetcars on that line were to be replaced by new light rail vehicles within the year. Analysis of the data confirmed a "market share" theory for the stations and suggested that fairly sparse sampling could yield estimates of total passenger movement acceptable at the 90 percent confidence level.
Supplemental Information	See also PB82-101825.
TRT Terms	Data collection ; Evaluation ; Light rail vehicles ; Management ; Markets ; Routes ; Simulation ; Surveys ; Travel demand ; Urban transportation
Geographical Terms	Massachusetts
Identifier Terms	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Other Terms	Profiles; Simulation models; Surveys (Data collection); Systems management
Subject Areas	U42 TRANSIT PLANNING, POLICY, & PROGRAMS; I72 Traffic and Transport Planning
Report Number	DOT-TSC-UMTA-80-45 Final Rpt.; UMTA-MA-06-0074-81-2
Availability	National Technical Information Service Order Number: PB82-101817
Document Source	National Technical Information Service Source Data: u8202
TRIS Files	UMTRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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