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Muni study finds reliability top rider priority; staff outline data, outreach and alternatives timetable

Government Audit and Oversight Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · April 2, 2007
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Summary

MTA and Controller's Office staff told the committee the Transit Effectiveness Project’s market research and service analyses show reliability is the top rider concern and identified seven market segments; staff plan quarterly baseline data, automatic passenger counters on 10% of buses, and public workshops this fall before selecting a preferred alternative.

MTA and Controller's Office officials presented an interim report on the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP), a comprehensive study intended to reshape San Francisco’s transit network after 25 years without a full system review.

Julie Kirschbaum, the MTA program manager for TEP, said the study combines travel‑demand modeling, a 15,000‑rider onboard survey (2004), and a 600‑person resident telephone survey (579 completed) conducted in English, Spanish and Cantonese. Market research and revealed‑preference work identified six factors shaping travel decisions — reliability, sensitivity to travel time, comfort, flexibility, cost and safety —…

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