LEADER 04044nam 22006014a 450 001 9910971849303321 005 20251116160628.0 010 $a0-309-54160-3 010 $a0-309-52873-9 035 $a(CKB)111069351121066 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000130039 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11134187 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000130039 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10081092 035 $a(PQKB)11427866 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376758 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376758 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10057036 035 $a(OCoLC)927472569 035 $a(BIP)7323922 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111069351121066 100 $a20010710d2001 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aContracting for bus and demand-responsive transit services $ea survey of U.S. practice and experience 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cTransportation Research Board$dc2001 215 $ax, 210 p. $cill 225 1 $aSpecial report ;$v258 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-309-07205-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public and Private Provision of Transit in the United States -- 3 Conceptual Framework and Previous Studies on Contracting -- 4 Transit Service Contracting in the United States: Extent and Practice -- 5 Transit Contracting Experiences and Advice from General Managers -- 6 Summary and Assessment -- A ppendix A Transit Contracting and Privatization Initiatives in Western Europe -- Appendix B Transit Contracting Survey Parts 1 and 2 with List of Recipients and Respondents -- Appendix C Tabulations of Responses to Survey Part 1 -- Appendix D Tabulations of Responses to Survey Part 2 -- Study Committee Biographical Information. 330 $aIn the interest of learning more about contracting as a method of transit service delivery, the 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) called on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) to conduct a study of contracting by recipients of federal transit grants. TEA-21 called for an examination of the extent and practice of transit service contracting and its effects on operating costs, customer service, safety, and other aspects of service quality and quantity. To conduct the study, TRB convened a 12-member committee of experts in public transportation management, labor, economics, and public policy. In carrying out the study, the committee reviewed previous reports on transit service contracting; conducted its own nationwide survey of public transit systems and their general managers; and interviewed transit managers, labor union leaders, contractors, and members of transit policy boards. Resulting findings and conclusions are summarized in this report, along with additional insights and ideas for follow-on study. The contents are organized as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) Public and Private Provision of Transit in the United States; (3) Conceptual Framework and Previous Studies on Contracting; (4) Transit Service Contracting in the United States: Extent and Practice; (5) Transit Contracting Experiences and Advice from General Managers; and (6) Summary and Assessment. 410 0$aSpecial report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ;$v258. 606 $aLocal transit$zUnited States 606 $aBuses$zUnited States 606 $aPrivatization$zUnited States 615 0$aLocal transit 615 0$aBuses 615 0$aPrivatization 676 $a388.4/1322/0973 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bTransportation Research Board.$bCommittee for a Study of Contracting Out Transit Services. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971849303321 996 $aContracting for bus and demand-responsive transit services$94474764 997 $aUNINA