DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSIT CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE MANUAL

The U.S. Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) is sponsoring a two-year study to develop updated principles, practices and procedures for transit capacity and quality of service. The study is being conducted with the focus of developing a new Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, which will be a comprehensive document summarizing transit capacity and quality of service concepts, procedures and applications. Two other key components of the study include updating the transit chapters in the new year 2000 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM2000), and identifying overall research needs in transit capacity and quality of service, and conducting research in identified areas. The interim Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (TCQSM) will be completed by the end of 1998, and will be in a format similar to the Highway Capacity Manual. Five major sections of the document are proposed: 1. Concepts and Definitions, 2. Bus Transit Capacity, 3. Rail Transit Capacity, 4. Terminal Capacity, and 5. Quality of Service. In addition, a comprehensive glossary of terms and bibliography is being prepared. For each section of the TCQSM, procedures and applications related to different capacity/quality of service topics will be prepared. Sample problems are also presented.