Abstract

Transit Accessibility Measures Using Network Analyst
Track: Public Transit
Authors: Martin Catala

Accessibility measures are oriented towards customer needs and ensure service changes are evaluated based on its impact on riders. This presentation will discuss the development and application of a cutting edge transit service performance measure based on the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. The measure uses ESRI�s network analyst tool to produce origin and destination based accessibility measures.