INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT SERVICES WITH SOCIAL SERVICE AND PRIVATE PARATRANSIT. SUMMARY OF SPEAKER'S PRESENTATION

There are some significant questions about the limits of service provision that satisfy the question of equity for the mobility dependent, and there is no consensus on the issue of cost-sharing between the different levels of government or between user and public agency. The indirect consequences of choices between traditional and new service options are also matters of concern. Paratransit falls into this questionable area. It is receiving federal attention as a service that should be explored, but many objectives and restrictions of federal programs are strained by paratransit concepts. It is noted that the most favorable reconciliation of the needs of the handicapped with the broad purposes of public transit will require considerable time and leeway to be allowed for local authorities to sort out the best institutional arrangements for managing and coordinating the available resources. Until a clearer definition of intent is reached, or programs are redefined by the U.S. Congress, considerable caution on the federal role is necessary to satisfy social objectives while avoiding the imposition of conditions and costs on the local level that outweigh the value of the available subsidy.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in TRB Unpublished Report No. 8, Transportation for the Elderly and Handicapped--Proceedings of a Workshop.
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• Authors:
  • MCMANUS, R
• Publication Date: 1979-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Unpublished Report
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Coordination; Costs; Local government agencies; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Service agencies; Social service; Subsidies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Integrated transportation systems; Local agencies
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371879
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-70060
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM