Transit GIS 2017 Session: There’s an Index for that: Developing Effective Transit Using Geoanalytical Insights

Moderated by: Nikola Ivanov

There’s an Index for that: Developing Effective Transit Using Geoanalytical Insights

There are a number of factors at play in designing the most effective and efficient transit projects and networks.  This session discusses indexes and measures of transit directness, competitiveness, and market area development.  It explores how these analytical techniques can help transit agencies better plan future network changes for the communities they serve.

Making the Case for Transit: The Transit Competitiveness Index

William Walter, GISP, Director/Geospatial Consulting, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Austin, TX

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Using GIS Analysis to Develop Transit Market Areas

Kyle Burrows, Transit Planner, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN

Evaluation and Application of Transit Network Directness Using Geographic Information Systems

Young-Jae Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Morgan State University, Department of Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies (TUIS), Baltimore, MD

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