Scottish Government

2004

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE STUDY
THE MAIN FINDINGS
CHAPTER ONE: AIMS OF THE RESEARCH
THE INTRODUCTION OF FREE CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL
CHAPTER TWO: THE SURVEYS
PASSENGER GENERATION SURVEYS
BUS OCCUPANCY SURVEYS
CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL USER SURVEYS
BUS BOARDING DATA
TECHNICAL REPORTS
BEFORE SURVEYS
SUPPLEMENTARY BEFORE SURVEY
AFTER SURVEYS
CHAPTER THREE: IMPACT OF INTRODUCTION OF FREE LOCAL BUS TRAVEL
SOURCE DATA
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS - OCCURRENCE (NUMBER) OF CONCESSIONARY TRIPS
FREQUENCY OF CONCESSIONARY TRIPS
PURPOSE OF CONCESSIONARY TRIPS
OCCURRENCE OF CONCESSIONARY RAIL TRAVEL
CHAPTER FOUR: PROPORTION OF CONCESSIONARY PASSENGERS ON BUS BY TIME OF DAY
SOURCE DATA
SURVEY METHODS
OBSERVED BUS OCCUPANCIES
OBSERVED BUS OCCUPANCIES - MORNING PEAK
OBSERVED BUS OCCUPANCIES - EVENING PEAK
CHAPTER FIVE: TRAVEL ALTERNATIVES IF CONCESSION NOT AVAILABLE
SOURCE DATA
FINDINGS
CHAPTER SIX: GENERAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL
SOURCE INFORMATION
FOCUS GROUPS
FINDINGS
SELF-COMPLETION COMMENTS
CHAPTER SEVEN: DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL
PURPOSE OF MODEL
MODEL DESCRIPTION
KEY FINDINGS
APPENDIX ONE: RECONCILIATION OF BUS TRIP RATES

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