The Return of the Intercity Bus: The Decline and Recovery of Scheduled Service to American Cities, 1960

The Return of the Intercity Bus: The Decline and Recovery of Scheduled Service to American Cities, 1960 - 2007 [1]

This study assesses the changing status of intercity bus service throughout the United States between 1960 and 2007. Drawing on data from more than 5,000 arrivals and departures in a representative sample of American cities, it shows that U.S. cities lost nearly one-third of their scheduled intercity service between 1960 and 1980 and more than half of the remaining services between 1980 and early 2006. Although commuter-bus and charter-bus business expanded greatly during this period, most regularly scheduled intercity service disappeared. Many consumers considered the remaining service to be a travel option of last resort. T

Publication Date:

01/12/2008

Author(s): Joseph P. Schwieterman [2], Lauren Fischer [3], Sara Smith & et al [4]

Source: Depaul University [5]

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