Abstract
With increased emphasis on public accountability and program evaluation, the need for effectiveness measures to indicate the extent to which an agency's goals and objectives are being met is increasingly apparent. A research study was undertaken to establish and implement a procedure for monitoring the effectiveness of transportation services in Kentucky. Quantitative data for many of the effectiveness measures were obtainable only through responses from the public. Surveys of licensed drivers and bus riders were selected as data sources. This report addresses the procedures and results of the two surveys. Responses were received from 35.5 percent of the 10,000 licensed drivers who were sent questionnaires and 26.0 percent of the 4,560 bus riders. Results from the surveys were summarized into the following areas: (l) survey response, (2) personal information, (3) satisfaction with transportation services, (4) inadequate transportation services, (5) drivers' complaints and compliments, (6) future government spending for transportation, (7) problems getting to various destinations, (8) use of other modes of transportation, (9) opinions on laws or government regulations, and (10) bus rider survey.
Report Date
4-1-1981
Report Number
UKTRP-81-1
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1981.01
Repository Citation
Pigman, Jerry G.; Agent, Kenneth R.; and Crabtree, Joseph D., "Survey of Effectiveness of Transportation Services" (1981). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 1016.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/1016
Notes
The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the University of Kentucky nor of the Kentucky Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.