TRENDS AFFECTING PUBLIC TRANSIT'S EFFECTIVENESS A Review and Proposed Actions

This paper reviews a wide range of information, including demographic and socio-economic trends, changes in land use and mobility patterns, societal changes and concerns, emerging professional practices in urban planning, etc. The objectives of the study are to distill from these medium-to-longer trends, the challenges they create for transit system effectiveness and for the industry as a whole, and to identify some questions, opportunities, and potential actions for consideration in the formulation of future strategic directions for transit in the community. The study also provides in the Appendices, a discussion of concepts, and a listing of many accessible resources on various specific topics.

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