Evaluation of the Advanced Operating System of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority : cost study : before, during and after AOS implementation

Transferred from EDL on 5/14/2008; Personal author data from submitter of documentPDFResearch PaperAdvanced public transportation systemsFleet managementBus transportationOperating costsEvaluation and assessmentMichiganAnn Arbor Transportation Authority (Mich.)Levine, JonathanAnn Arbor Transportation AuthorityNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Advanced Public Transit SystemsNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Transit ManagementNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Transit Economics and FinanceNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and PolicyIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeThis study compared AATA operating costs over two different time periods: before and during AOS installation. While neither additional operating costs nor operating costs savings were traceable to AOS at this time, the implications of this report, while not conclusive, are optimistic regarding AOS\u2019s cost impacts over the longer run