Webinar

TRB Webinar: Minutes Matter–Bus Service Reliability

April 13, 2021

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)

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Transit reliability is critical to the operation and attractiveness of public transportation services. TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that clarified what factors determine bus reliability. Presenters discussed relevant definitions, measurement tools, and strategies to improve reliability. They also presented a structure for an overall agency reliability improvement program in policy, operational, and technological areas.

The webinar features research from TCRP Report 215: Minutes Matter: A Bus Service Reliability Guidebook.

The recording of this webinar is available.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

Reliability definitions and measurements, and reliability improvement program: Kari Watkins, Georgia Institute of Technology
Reliability diagnostic tools and data collection: Marlene Connor, Marlene Connor Associates
Reliability improvement strategies and application examples: Ted Orosz, WSP
Question and answer session: Moderated by Alan Danaher, WSP

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

Define and measure reliability
Develop and apply an overall agency reliability improvement program
Identify effective strategies to address different reliability problems

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website to claim your credits: https://www.planning.org/cm/. If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact the APA.

Materials

Presentation - TRB Webinar Minutes Matter – Bus Service Reliability

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