Potential for optimizing public transit service through competitive contracting. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:7018630

Competitive contracting has been used by many public-transit systems to preserve and improve public transit service by lowering costs and controlling cost increases. The purpose of this research was to assess the ability and interest of the private-bus industry to respond to the need for cost-effective and innovative public-transit services and the extent to which any assistance in public transit may be useful. Recommendations for UMTA action and research conclusions are also documented. Findings demonstrate that public-transit's basic fiscal problem is lack of cost control and not inadequate public funding, and the private bus industry is interested and capable of providing competitively contracted public-transit service.

• Research Organization: American Bus Association, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 7018630
• Report Number(s): PB-88-241971/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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