North Carolina Department of Transportation
Research & Innovation Summit – 2021
Locating Where School Buses and Public Transportation Are Impacted by Congestion
Authors: Kai Monast, Jeremy Scott, Waugh Wright, Terry Karlson, Narmina Murphy
ITRE – NC State University
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Background
Roadway congestion causes delay for public transportation buses and school buses, increasing operational costs, reducing efficiency, and forcing students, commuters, and other passengers to spend unneeded time traveling to their destinations. This project used three different datasets to calculate time of delay for all transit and school buses in Durham, North Carolina. The results of this research can be used by transit agencies, school districts, municipalities, and regional planners to adjust routes spatially and temporally in the short term and to refine long term transportation plans.
For questions about this research, contact Jeremy Scott at jscott@ncsu.edu.