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Analysis of the Salem State University Transit Network: An Assessment of Commuter Travel Timeliness and Efficiency
(2015)
Abstract
The purpose of this analysis was to assess the timeliness and efficiency of the public transit systems that service Salem State University and to identify ways that this system can be improved in order to encourage greater public transit use. The public transit systems include the MBTA busses that stop at campus, regional commuter trains servicing the Salem Depot, and campus-provided coaches and shuttles that run between campuses and the Salem Depot. The analysis shows that the current transit system serving SSU is too often neither timely nor efficient for commuters. The weakest links in the system are the campus-based coach and shuttle. The poor performance is largely due to infrequent service between campus and the Depot, lack of alignment between the Shuttle schedule and train or class schedules, and the erratic performance of between-campus coach service. Based on this analysis, the report offers recommendations on how the transit system serving SSU can be improved to be more timely and efficient to encourage greater ridership.
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Publication Date
2015
Citation Information
Marcos Luna. "Analysis of the Salem State University Transit Network: An Assessment of Commuter Travel Timeliness and Efficiency" (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marcos-luna/35/