Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • The Research Problem
  • Changing North Dakota Trends
  • Study Objective
  • Report Organization
• Chapter 2: Operational Feasibility of Demand-Response and Fixed-Route Implementation
  • State-of-the-Practice Description for Integrated Transit Services
  • Demand-Response Versus Fixed-Route Transportation
  • Technology Advancements
• Chapter 3: Research Methods
  • Survey Instrument Design
  • Focus Group Meetings
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis
  • Fixed-Route Cost Effectiveness
• Chapter 4: Results and Findings
  • Survey Results
  • Fixed-Route Options
  • Cost Effectiveness Evaluation
• Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations
• Bibliography
• Appendix A. Survey
• Appendix B. Fixed-Route Options

Meeting Small Urban Transit Needs in North Dakota: A Case Study Perspective

Del Peterson*
Dustin Ulmer
Jill Hough

Small Urban & Rural Transit Center
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University

October 2004

* Peterson is an Associate Research Fellow, Ulmer is a Graduate Research Assistant, and Hough is the Director of the Small Urban & Rural Transit Center.

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