POTENTIAL OPERATIONAL IMPACTS OF STATION RETROFITTING FOR THE HANDICAPPED

The potential impacts of station retrofitting for the handicapped are considered under three headings: safety and security, service, and cost. Accessibility related devices including vertical movement facilities must be carefully engineered and tested before general use. Degradation-of-service attributes and discussed. The addition of accessibility-related devices to a station will increae its direct operating and maintenance costs. The question must be asked: "if the transit operator must bear additional costs, then, can the system operate successfully?"

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in TRB Unpublished Report No. 14, Transit Station Use by the Handicapped: Vertical Movement Technology.
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Andrus Jr, D L
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21-27
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Unpublished Report
  • Issue Number: 14
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Costs; Impacts; Level of service; Persons with disabilities; Rail transit stations; Retrofitting; Safety; Security
• Uncontrolled Terms: Service
• Old TRIS Terms: Vertical mobility
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371861
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-80040
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM