Local Public Transportation Route Plan & Management Course

MODULE 5:
DATA COLLECTION: PT SURVEYS
Study Team

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 Data Collection Activities
Main Information Data to be Gathered Survey to be Undertaken

1. Current PT Routes a) Road map of study area Road map: GIS/Google

Coverage
b) PT routes description Obtain data from LTRB
(authorized routes and no.
of units)
c) PT route map Plot routes on road map
2. Current PT operating a) NU, F, NRT, ASC PT License Plate Survey (per
characteristics Route)
b) PV, RL, TRT, TNT PT Boarding and Alighting with
Pax OD
3. Current PT Financial a)  GRD, OED, NID, NRT, PT Operators’ and Drivers’
operating characteristics NU Interview
4. Traffic Situation along a) Classified traffic volume Classified Traffic Volume
selected road links used by Count Survey
PT routes Passenger Load Count
b)  Road Capacity Road inventory
c)  Volume-Capacity Ratio: To be computed
VCR
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 Main Information Data to be Gathered Survey to be Undertaken

5. PT Terminals Information a) Terminals’ location maps Ocular inspection

b) Terminal Capacity Ocular inspection
a)  Type of Terminal Ocular inspection
6. PT Passengers’ Perception a) Perception on PT Passengers’ Interview Survey
performance
b) Passenger waiting time
c) Suggestions for PT
improvements

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 Survey Forms

1.  PT License Plate Survey

2.  PT Boarding and Alighting

3.  PT Operators’ and Drivers’ Interview

4.  Classified Traffic Volume Count

5.  Passenger Load Count

6.  Road Inventory

7.  Passengers’ Interview

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 PT Surveys
Example of a PT Routes Coverage Map

a
R1, R2

R1, R2 e

c
d

Legend:
Road Link
PT Route

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 1. License Plate Survey

•  To be conducted along road sections where PT vehicles are operating

•  Each PT route per mode type is surveyed

•  For each PT vehicle passing along a survey station, the following data are
recorded:
  time when vehicle passes the station
  route name and mode type
  license plate number
  seating capacity

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 2. PT Boarding and Alighting Survey

•  PT boarding and alighting volumes are counted at every terminal,

stop;

•  Each PT route by vehicle type is surveyed on a sampling basis

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 3. PT Passenger Origin-Destination OD Survey

•  Interview survey of PT passengers

•  Conducted on a sampling basis at:

- PT terminals
- Stops
- or on-board vehicle

•  Basic information asked: place of origin, point of boarding, place of

destination, alighting point, trip purpose, occupation

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 4. Classified Traffic Volume Count

•  Vehicles passing a selected counting station are counted

per unit time (say, per hour by vehicle type by direction

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 5. Passenger Load Count

•  Passenger load per vehicle type is observed and recorded,

on a sampling basis, per unit time (say, per hour), by
direction

•  To be conducted simultaneously with the vehicle count

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 6. PT Operators’ and Drivers’ Interview

•  To obtain information regarding PT operation and

financial characteristics from the point of view of service
providers

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 License Plate Survey Analysis
Route A-B
A B

Direction A B Direction B A

Time Plate No. Time Plate No.

6:15 am AAE 456 6:20 am AAB 123
6:50 am AAG 678 8:00 am AAF 567
8:30 am AAB 123 7:30 am AAE 456
9:00 am AAE 456 8:30 am AAG 678
10:00 am AAF 567 10:00 am AAB 123
10:30 am AAG 678 11:00 am AAE 456
12:00 noon AAB 123 11:30 am AAF 567
1:15 pm AAE 456 12:00 noon AAG 678
1:30 pm AAF 567 2:30 pm AAB 123
2:30 pm AAG 678 2:45 pm AAF 567
3:30 pm AAF 567 3:00 pm AAE 456
4:00 pm AAB 123 3:45 pm AAG 678
4:30 pm AAE 456 4:20 pm AAF 567
5:30 pm AAG 678 6:00 pm AAE 456
One-Way Volume 14 One-Way Volume 14

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 To determine NU Sort Plate Numbers
6:30 am AAB 123 7:00 am AAF 567
8:30 am AAB 123 10:00 am AAF 567
10:00 am AAB 123 11:30 am AAF 567
12:00 nn AAB 123 Veh. 1 1:30 pm AAF 567 Veh. 3
2:30 pm AAB 123 2:45 pm AAF 567
4:00 pm AAB123 3:30 pm AAF 567
4:20 pm AAF 567

6:15 am AAE 456

7:30 am AAE 456 6:50 am AAG 678
9:00 am AAE 456 8:30 am AAG 678
11:00 am AAE 456 Veh. 2 10:30 am AAG 678
1:15 pm AAE 456 12:00 nn AAG 678 Veh. 4
3:00 pm AAE 456 2:30 pm AAG 678
4:30 pm AAE 456 3:45 pm AAG 678
6:00 pm AAE 456 5:30 pm AAG 678
NU = 4
(AOV): Average One-Way Volume = 14 + 14 = 14
2
AOV = NU x NRT
NRT = AOV = 14 = 3.5
NU 4

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 Processing of Boarding and Alighting Survey Data

3km 5km 2km

A B C D

Direction A B C D
Boarding Alighting Boarding Alighting Boarding Alighting Boarding Alighting

A to D 12 - 15 7 6 10 - 16
D to A - 10 6 14 11 6 13 -

Average Pax Volume/Vehicle per Section per Direction

10 18 13 Pax Load Profile (Ave. one-way),
A B C D
12 20 16 ppd

Average Daily Pax Volume per Section

(NU = 50; NRT = 5) 4,750 3,626
2,750
2,500 4,500 3,250
A B C D
3,000 5,000 4,000

Average One-Way Pax Volume per Section (ppd)

2,750 4,750 3,625
A B C D

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 Processing of Traffic Volume and
Passenger Load Count Data
For each counting station:
•  Summarize traffic volume per hour per vehicle per direction:
Example
WB Sta. 1

14-Hour EB
Direction : WB
Time EB
PC PUJ UV Exp MC Tric Bus Truck Total

06:00-07:00

07:00-08:00

19:00-20:00

Total

Direction : EB
Time
PC PUJ UV Exp MC Tric Bus Truck Total

06:00-07:00

07:00-08:00

19:00-20:00
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 Convert traffic volume data into passenger car units (pcu) using
the following pcu factors:
Vehicle Type PCU factor

PC 1.00

PUJ 1.50

UV/Exp 1.50

MC 0.50

Tric 0.75

Bus 2.50

Truck 2.00
(Use same table format as above)

AM Peak Hour: is the hour with the highest hourly volume in pcu between 6:00am and 12nn, for both direction

PM Peak Hour: is the hour with the highest hourly volume in pcu between 12:00nn and 8:00pm, for both
directions.

•  Get the average passenger load per vehicle type per direction for AM Peak Hour, PM Peak
Hour and 14-Hour Period

•  Compute the passenger volume per direction per vehicle type for AM Peak Hour, PM Peak
Hour and 14-Hour Period: Multiply vehicle volume by corresponding average passenger load

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 AM Peak (7-8am)
Traffic Volume (veh/hr)
Direction
PC PUJ UV Exp MC Tric Bus Truck Total
EB 964 205 86 154 101 56 47 1,613
WB 738 190 77 138 100 52 52 1,347
Total 1,702 395 163 292 201 99 108 2,960

Average Pax Load (pax/veh)

Direction
PC PUJ UV Exp MC Tric Bus Truck
EB 1.85 18.4 10.0 1.5 3.6 46.4 2.0
WB 1.80 13.0 7.6 1.6 2.3 38.2 1.8

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 Traffic Volume in PCU (pcu/hr)
Direction
PC PUJ UV Exp MC Tric Bus Truck Total
EB 964 308 129 77 76 140 94 1,788
WB 738 285 116 69 75 130 104 1,517
Total 1,702 593 245 146 151 270 198 3,305

Passenger Volume (pax/hr): (pax/hr/direction:pphpd)

Direction
PC PUJ UV Exp MC Tric Bus Truck Total
EB 1,783 3,772 860 231 364 2,598 94 9,702
WB 1,328 2,470 585 221 230 1,986 94 6,914
Total 3,111 6,242 1445 452 594 4584 188 16,616
Note: PUJ pphpd can be computed by obtaining traffic volume data and average passenger
load per route

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 Volume Capacity Ratio (VCR) Calculation
For Station 1:
a)  Road Width and Number of Lanes
- EB : 5.8 meters
2 lanes @ 2.9 meters/lane
- WB : 6.1 meters
2 lanes @ 3.1 meters/lane
Unit Capacity: 900 pcu/hour per 3-m wide lane

b)  AM Peak Hour (say, 7-8am)

- EB Volume : 1,788 pcu/hr
- WB Volume : 1,517 pcu/hr

c)  Road Capacity

- EB Capacity : 900 x 2 lanes = 1,800 pcu/hour
- WB Capacity : 900 x 2 lanes = 1,800 pcu/hour

d)  VCR
- EB : VCR : 1,788 pcu/hr
1,800 pcu/hr
= 0.99
- WB: VCR : 1,517 pcu/hr
1,800 pcu/hr
= 0.84

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 Level of Service (LOS) Characteristics

Level of
Characteristics VCR
Service
A Condition of free flow with high speeds and low traffic 0.00-0.19
volume.
Drivers can choose desired speeds without delays.
B In the zone of stable flow. 0.20-0.44
Drivers have reasonable freedom to select their speed.
C In the zone of stable flow 0.45-0.69
Drivers are restricted in selecting their speed.
D Approaches unstable flow with nearly all drivers restricted. 0.70-0.84
Service volume corresponds to tolerable capacity.
E Traffic volumes near or at capacity. 0.85-1.00
Flow is unstable with momentary stoppage.
F Forced or congested flow at low speeds. Greater
Long queues and delays. than 1.00

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