Transit Capacity and Quality of Srevice Manual, Third Edition

TCRP Report 165: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 3rd edition (TCQSM) is a reference document that provides current research-based guidance on transit capacity and quality of service issues and the factors influencing both. The manual contains background, statistics, and graphics on the various types of public transportation, and it provides a framework for measuring transit availability, comfort, and convenience from the passenger and transit provider points of view. The manual contains quantitative techniques for calculating the capacity and other operational characteristics of bus, rail, demandresponsive, and ferry transit services, as well as transit stops, stations, and terminals. Example calculations are included. The TCQSM and the accompanying CD-ROM are intended for use by a range of practitioners, including transit planners, transportation planners, traffic engineers, transit operations personnel, design engineers, management personnel, teachers, and university students.