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Research presentation compares small-urban transit performance across the Upper Midwest and Great Plains
Summary
An Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute study reviewed service availability and performance across small urban systems, finding many systems operate 60-minute headways, limited Sunday service, and wide variation in coverage and efficiency; the study used coverage, span and frequency as primary metrics.
An institute researcher presented a comparative study that measured how small urban transit systems in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains perform on availability and basic efficiency metrics. Jeremy Mattson of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute told the subcommittee the May 2023 study (with select 2024 updates) compared fixed-route and demand-response systems in cities including Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck, and compared them with small urban systems in neighboring states.
Mattson said the analysis focused on availability — whether a system takes riders where and when they want to go — using span (hours and days of service), frequency (headways), and geographic coverage…
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