Transit Operations and Management: Service Directness (Objective Category)

This category contains objectives on improving transit service with limiting the number and time of transfers.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective	Performance Measure
At least X percent of trips can be made with no more than Y transfers.	Percent of trips with no more than Y transfers.
Scheduled transfer times between routes should be no longer than X minutes.	Scheduled transfer times between routes.

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor	Goal
G. Promote efficient system management and operation;	Increase operational efficiency and reliability of the transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
APTS02: Transit Fixed-Route Operations
APTS07: Multi-modal Coordination

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference

Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.