Hough Presents University Transit Research at APTA Conference

SURTC director Jill Hough presented research on attitudes toward transit by college students in the Fargo-Moorhead area at the American Public Transit Association (APTA) Transportation and University Communities Conference held in Austin, Tex. June 26-29. The research focused on college students at North Dakota State University in Fargo, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College in Moorhead.

Based on survey responses, Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Transit (MAT) administrators identified students' needs and adjusted transit services to better meet those needs. Also, a night taxi service will most likely be added at Concordia College, based on demand identified during the study.

Hough said several sessions on university transportation subjects, including finances and past experiences, were available at the APTA meeting. The APTA University Conference addresses special transportation issues encountered on campuses nation-wide. APTA promotes transportation advancement and development.

"Our research is consistent with the kind of questions and issues faced on campuses across the country," Hough says. "The meeting was an opportunity to share our work and learn from the experiences and work of other transit professionals and researchers."

More detail on the research is presented elsewhere in this newsletter and Hough's presentation is available online at www.ugpti.org/about/staff/presentations/.

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Small Urban & Rural Transit Center
Dustin Ulmer, Gary Helgand, Dave Ripplinger, Jill Hough, Jim Miller, Del Peterson, and Jon Mielke (Not pictured: Susmit Sarker)

Events Calendar

• TRB - 84th Annual Meeting, Jan. 9-13, 2005, Washington, DC
• TRF - 46th Annual Forum, Mar. 6-8, Washington, DC
• ITS America - 2005 Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 2-4, Phoenix, AZ
• APTA - 2005 Bus & Paratransit Conference, May 15-18, Columbus, OH
• CTAA - EXPO 2005, May 21-27, St. Louis, MO
• APTA - EXPO 2005, Sept. 26-28, Dallas, TX
• SURTC is scheduling training sessions. Please check www.surtc.org for updates.

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