An Evaluation of Public Transportation in Arlington, Texas
Abstract
Over the years, city leaders and officials have invested their efforts on enhancing and increasing mobility through public transportation in the City of Arlington. Per the request of the City of Arlington, the Capstone team was tasked with researching the transportation history of Arlington, Texas. As well as, other cities of a similar size in order to compare and contrast the differences in the public transportation each city offers. City officials and staff have focused their efforts on identifying what would be the best way to provide feasible public transportation to the residents of Arlington, that would also be affordable and easily accessible.
The City of Arlington requested assistance from the University of Texas at Arlington’s CAPPA Department of Public Affairs to determine the feasibility of implementing a mass public transportation system. A team of six MPA students, completing the Capstone semester, worked on the project, which included the following goals and objectives: (1) perform a cost-benefit analysis of implementing public transportation, (2) research and report on public transportation in cities that compare in size to Arlington, (3) prepare recommendations for how to better implement public transportation in Arlington, (4) determine the feasibility of having public transportation in Arlington, and (5) develop and administer a comprehensive survey of residents.