Development of an accessibility formulation to measure customers' evaluations of demand-responsive transit (DRT) systems : final report.

Final reportPDFTech ReportFHWA/TX-17/0-6768-10-6768-1TxDOT project number 0-6768Rural transportationParatransit servicesDemand responsive transportationAccessibilityGeographic information systemsSoftwareComputer programsDecision support systemsUnited StatesTexasUniversity of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation ResearchAstroza, SebastianHoklas, MeganWang, TanLoftus-Otway, LisaBhat, Chandra R.Castro, MarisolBorn, KatieUniversity of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation ResearchTexas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation OfficeUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionThis report discusses the application of the paratransit microsimulation patron accessibility analysis tooldeveloped by the University of Texas researchers. The research team worked on updating the DRT AccessibilityTool developed by the Texas Department of Transportation\u2019s Public Transportation Division in Project 5-5178.The primary objectives of this research are (1) classifying the rural transit districts into five distinct categories,(2) updating the DRT Accessibility Tool to make it customizable for each of the five categories, and (3)developing \u201cwhat if\u201d scenarios for the tool to test. The customization of the tool will make it functional forapplications in all the rural transit districts in Texas