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An Introduction to Public Transportation

Online
5-6 hours
Free

Course Content

Study the operating characteristics and planning considerations of public transport in this free online course. This free online course introduces you to the key elements needed for a working public transportation system. You will learn about the factors involved in determining fare structures, the operating measures that influence bus and rail transit, the design of paratransit systems,and the significance of station design elements in facilitating an efficient public transport network.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195898
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration5-6 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Discuss the financial viability of public transportation
• Explain the process of determining the fares and subsidization of public transportation
• Recognize the need for marketing transit services
• Identify the different marketing strategies for enhancing transit ridership and revenues
• Discuss the role of Intermediate public transportation
• Summarize the need for the development of transit performance measures
• Outline the operational characteristics of public transport
• Discuss the process of measuring the operating keys of transit services
• Identify the operating measures that influence the bus and rail transits
• Explain the different types of stations and their configurations
• Recognize the various elements of a transit station
• Define the procedure for estimating the transit stop locations
Course Code2805

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