Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. North Dakota's Mobility Profile & Concentrations of Need
  • 2.1 Geographic Levels of Interest
  • 2.2 Urban Areas in North Dakota
  • 2.3 Population Mobility Characteristics
  • 2.4 Population Projections
  • 2.5 Concentrations of Need - Mobility Needs Index
  • 2.6 The Model
  • 2.7 The Data
  • 2.8 Mobility Needs Index Values
  • 2.9 Removing Selected Cities
  • References
• 3. Literature Review - Other States' Mobility Plans
  • 3.1 Transportation Systems
    • 3.1.1 Successful Bus Transit Characteristics
    • 3.1.2 Bus Transit Issues and Shortcomings
    • 3.1.3 Rail Transit
    • 3.1.4 Bicycle and Pedestrian
    • 3.1.5 Aviation
  • 3.2 Performance Measures
  • 3.3 ITS Development
  • 3.4 Improved Mobility through Coordination
  • 3.5 Summary
  • References
  • Major Literature Review Resources
• 4. Existing Means of Personal Mobility
  • 4.1 Private Automobiles
  • 4.2 Private Automobiles - Family & Friends Transportation
  • 4.3 Carpools & Vanpools
  • 4.4 School Buses
  • 4.5 Intercity Commercial Bus Services
    • 4.5.1 Rimrock Stages / Trailways Transportation System
    • 4.5.2 Greyhound Lines, Inc.
    • 4.5.3 Jefferson Lines
    • 4.5.4 New Town Bus Line
  • 4.6 Taxi Services
  • 4.7 Passenger Trains
  • 4.8 Air Passenger Transportation
  • 4.9 Public Transportation
    • 4.9.1 Fixed-Route City Bus Services
    • 4.9.2 Dial-A-Ride / Paratransit Services
    • 4.9.3 Other Publicly Supported Transportation Services
  • 4.10 Other Client-Specific Transportation
    • 4.10.1 Nursing Homes
    • 4.10.2 Developmental Disabilities Service Providers
    • 4.10.3 Ambulance Services - Ground & Air
    • 4.10.4 Volunteer Drivers of Private Automobiles
    • 4.10.5 Special Purpose Shuttles
  • 4.11 Car Rental, Charter Buses, & Air Taxi Services
    • 4.11.1 Car Rental Services
    • 4.11.2 Charter Bus Services
    • 4.11.3 Air Taxi Services
  • 4.12 Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation
  • References
• 5. Public Transit Trends and Performance
  • 5.1 Public Transit Trends
  • 5.2 Transit System Performance Evaluation
    • 5.2.1 Efficiency Indicators
    • 5.2.2 Service Fit Indicators
    • 5.2.3 Subsidy Policy Indicators
    • 5.2.4 Conclusions on Performance Indicators
• 6. Base Levels of Required Service and Gaps in Existing Systems
  • 6.1 Base Level Transportation
  • 6.2 Gap Analysis
  • 6.3 Cost and Other Implementation Issues
  • 6.4 Operating and Capital Cost Estimates
  • 6.5 Conclusion
• 7. Applications of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Technologies
  • 7.1 Existing ITS in North Dakota
  • 7.2 Smartcard Fare Boxes
  • 7.3 Dynamic Message Signs
  • 7.4 Traveler Kiosks
  • 7.5 NDinfo.org
  • 7.6 Travel Management Technologies
  • 7.7 Traffic Signal Coordination
  • 7.8 511 Traveler Information
  • 7.9 Web Pages
  • 7.10 Miscellaneous ITS Technologies
  • 7.11 Improving North Dakota ITS
  • 7.12 Summary
• 8. Policy and Program Options and Recommendations
  • 8.1 Base Level Service Recommendations
    • 8.1.1 Focus on basic access rather than service enhancements
    • 8.1.2 Implement recommendations of coordination study
    • 8.1.3 Promote the provision of base level public transportation/personal mobility services in North Dakota
    • 8.1.4 Promote provision of public transportation/personal mobility services to and within regional hubs
    • 8.1.5 Pursue connectivity between regions (intra and interstate)
    • 8.1.6 Establish uniform performance measures for publicly supported transportation services and reward "achieving" programs
    • 8.1.7 Survey state residents concerning unmet personal mobility needs and develop a personal mobility index to monitor changes in personal mobility
    • 8.1.8 Establish a personal mobility task force
  • 8.2 Supplemental Service Recommendations
    • 8.2.1 Provide state incentives to encourage local initiatives that facilitate the achievement of state personal mobility goals
    • 8.2.2 Promote coordination of public, social service, school, church, & commercial transportation services at the local, regional and state levels
    • 8.2.3 Promote "friends and neighbors" and "faith-based" approaches to satisfying as many mobility needs as possible, especially in rural areas
    • 8.2.4 Encourage and facilitate ridesharing to help meet commuting-related transportation needs in both urban and rural areas of North Dakota
    • 8.2.5 Utilize transit-related ITS applications to enhance personal mobility and system efficiencies
    • 8.2.6 Encourage and facilitate pedestrian and bicycle transportation
  • 8.3 Best Practices - Mobility Programs That Work
    • 8.3.1 Independent Transportation Network - Portland, Maine
    • 8.3.2 Volunteer Driver Program - Southeastern Minnesota
    • 8.3.3 School Districts Coordinating Services with Transit Systems - Iowa
    • 8.3.4 State Supported Commuter Ridesharing - State of Utah
    • 8.3.5 Regional Coordination of Transit Services - Southwestern, North Dakota
  • 8.4 Recommendations Involving Further Research
  • 8.5 Summary
• Appendix A. Steering Committee*
• Appendix B. Intercity Commercial Bus Stops*
• Appendix C. Taxi Services*
• Appendix D. Commercial Airports in North Dakota*
• Appendix E. Fixed Route & Dial-A-Ride / Paratransit Services in North Dakota*
• Appendix F. Public Transportation Statistics*
• Appendix G. Profile of Public Transportation Services in North Dakota*
• Appendix H. Medicaid Transportation Services (Non-Individual & Ambulance)*
• Appendix I. Car Rental Agencies*
• Appendix J. Charter Bus Services*
• Appendix K. Air Taxi Services in North Dakota*