Comparative Research
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
PVTA · Springfield, Massachusetts
Comparative research: corridor benchmark study.
Corridors defined
2
GTFS datasets
0
Published analysis runs
0
Avg Bunching Index
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Corridor Workspaces
Springfield–Holyoke Corridor
PENDING VALIDATIONCandidate routes P20, P21, P21E. Corridor definition pending GTFS validation.
P21EP21P20
Corridor definition pending GTFS validation — route membership not yet confirmed from shared segments.
View Corridor AnalysisSpringfield State Street / Boston Road Corridor
PENDING VALIDATIONBegins with route B7; additional routes to be identified via GTFS spatial overlap analysis. Corridor definition pending GTFS validation.
B7
Corridor definition pending GTFS validation — route membership not yet confirmed from shared segments.
View Corridor AnalysisPublished Findings
Scheduled Bunching / Schedule Coordination Analysis. Static GTFS identifies scheduled clustering, uneven spacing and potential bunching conditions. Actual operational bunching requires vehicle-location or GTFS-Realtime/AVL observations.
Analysis Pending — no published results
GTFS Datasets
Awaiting GTFS Data
Agency Project Template
Agency Overview
Institutional context, service area and network scale.
Current Network
Routes, stops and shared corridor geometry derived from GTFS.
Frequency Analysis
Scheduled arrivals, combined corridor headways by period and direction.
Corridor Opportunity Analysis
Pairwise route overlap, shared stops and Corridor Opportunity Score.
Bunching & Schedule Regularity
Scheduled bunching events, Bunching Index and Regularity Score.
Existing vs Proposed Scheduling
Current pattern against a coordinated research scenario.
Ridership Impact
Future phase — PTV Mobility modeling.
Accessibility & Sustainability
Future phase — accessibility and mode-shift indicators.
Recommendations
Evidence-based coordination recommendations.
Reports & Publications
Technical reports, briefing papers and presentations.