GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION OF HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS

This report expands upon an earlier research effort which reviewed several human services transportation programs in Texas and recommends an Evaluation Procedure and a Monitoring System for consideration by various human services agencies. The Evaluation Procedure is designed to be flexible to meet specific program needs while accomplishing the objective of allowing human services agencies to evaluate existing or alternative transportation services. The proposed Monitoring System presents a three level reporting system utilizing uniform accounting definitions and data elements. A test of the suggested Monitoring System on the human services transportation programs surveyed during the first phase of this research effort indicates that approximately one-third of the suggested performance indicators.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Research, Development and Demonstration
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Peterson, R L
  • Marshall, K R
  • Urbanik II, Thomas
  • FITZGERALD, A V
• Publication Date: 1981-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 115 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Monitoring; Performance; Social service agencies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Performance indicators
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366744
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TTI-2-10-79-1065-2F Tech Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM