THE COORDINATION OF PUPIL AND NON-PUPIL TRANSPORTATION

At present, home-to-school student transportation and general public transit services are provided almost entirely by separate vehicle fleets. The fact that both of these fleets are not fully utilized throughout the day indicates that there may be the potential to reduce the cost of these operations or to provide additional service to the public by coordinating the two operations. This report examines the potential benefits and disadvantages of coordinated services and identifies barriers to their implementation. The report 1) provides a background on the provision of school transportation; 2) discusses issues involved in the coordination of services, 3) examines a number of examples in which such services have been established, 4) investigates the benefits which can be achieved, and 5) determines what basic system designs are likely to be most effective in generating benefits and applicable to a variety of sites. The report concludes that some coordination efforts should prove worthwhile and suggests several designs for further consideration and testing. (Authors)

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  Multisystems, Incorporated

  1050 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02138

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Menhard, H R
  • Rodman, J W
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Paratransit services; Public transit; School buses; School children; Students; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00362447
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: DOT-TSC-UMTA-82-7
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTAMA-06-0049-81-13Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1756
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM