Abstract:
Public
transportation
plays
a
key
role
to
shaping
the
livability of
communities
by
providing
access
to
jobs,
community
services,
friends,
and
family
for
those
without
access
to
an
automobile,
and
offering
travel
options
to
the
entire
community.
The
purpose
of
this
report
is
to
help
Salem‐Keizer
Transit
District
(Cherriots)
develop
a
set
of
community‐based
transit
performance
measures
to
serve
as
a
background
to
enable
the
transit agency,
city,
and
regional
governments
to
reach
their
planning
goals.
Performance
measures
are
compiled
from
regional,
city,
transit
agency
plans,
and
through
a
literature
review
of
transit
planning
research.
Accessibility
is
measured in
terms
of
level
of
service
and
geographic
distribution
across
the
transit
district’s
boundary,
to
the
total
population,
transportation
disadvantaged
populations,
residential
dwellings, employment,
and
community
services
locations.
Results
show
a
clear
link
between
local,
regional,
and
transit
agency
planning
goals,
although
performance
towards
these
goals
is
often
evaluated
independently
of
each
other. Recommendations
from
the
findings
include
suggestions
for
improving
transit
performance
relative
to
community
goals
and
creating
a
uniform
platform
to collect data and monitor performance towards transit planning goals.
Description:
Examining committee: Richard Margerum, chair, Marc Schlossberg, Robert Choquette