On-demand Transit Toolkit - A resource guide for service implementation

Determining the service goal for the ODT service will help in determining the supply and demand of the service required to meet the outlined goals and objectives. [...] The cycle time can impact the boundary limits or size of the ODT service area as the ODT vehicle can only cover a certain distance before having to come back to connect to the fixed-route transit point. [...] How large a zone is will also impact the number of vehicles required for the service and the capabilities of the ODT routing application platform to accommodate and satisfy the real-time trip requests made by customers (Volinski, 2019). [...] The configuration of the ODT zone is related to the geographic size of the service area. [...] Passengers’ wait and trip times depend on the number and capacity of vehicles available, the size of the service area, and the level of sharing desired.