Abstract: Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 29, published in 1998, summarized information from selected transit agencies regarding the benefits and pitfalls associated with various passenger counting technologies, as reported by users. The synthesis provided advice for agencies considering automatic passenger counter (APC) systems. At that time, manual passenger counting was the most prevalent technique in the transit industry. This report is a summary of a new TCRP synthesis that updates the state of the practice in terms of analytical tools and technologies for measuring transit ridership and other subsidiary data. An extensive literature review is included. Results of a web-based survey of a crosssection of transit agencies in North America document tools and technologies used to count passenger boardings and alightings. Survey results include transit agency assessments of the effectiveness and reliability of their methodologies and of desired improvements. The survey was designed to emphasize APC systems, but agencies using manual systems were also surveyed to gain an understanding of reasons that new technologies have not been adopted. This report also includes a summary of findings from six case studies of transit agencies that have implemented APC systems. The final section presents conclusions and suggests areas for future study.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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