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THIS STUDY PRESENTS A METHOD FOR DERIVING THE LINE POSITIONS, HEADWAYS, AND FLEET SIZE WHICH MINIMIZE TOTAL SYSTEM AND USER COSTS. THE GENERAL TRADE-OFF IN THIS PLANNING IS BETWEEN THE COST OF SERVICE TO THE OPERATOR (SYSTEM COST) AND THE COST OF TRAVEL TO USERS (DERIVED IN THIS MODEL FROM TRAVEL TIME). AN ANALYSIS IS GIVEN OF A RECTANGULAR URBAN AREA FROM WHICH PASSENGERS TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE CBD, WHICH IS DEFINED AS ONE SIDE OF THE AREA.