VOLUNTEER CONTRACTING: THE EXPERIMENT WORKS

A cost-effective transportation alternative for Huntsville and adjacent northern Alabama communities has been the development of a community-government partnership in which the City of Huntsville has provided reconditioned vans and van maintenance while areas requiring transport services provide volunteer operators and fuel for shopping, medical, educational and recreational trips. This self-help program has each volunteer group incorporated into a non-profit community improvement association which provides management, drivers and fuel for its own services. The county government provides insurance. A total of 21 neighborhood and rural communities now have service for their elderly, minority or low-income residents. There is no tax support for drivers or gasoline. Taxpayer cost per community is probably less than 20% of the operating costs of conventional paratransit and covers maintenance, insurance and administration. The concept is being explored for meeting public transport demands for activity centers such as shopping malls, initially for persons of higher income who are unable to drive. Such communities would be expected to cover maintenance and insurance costs.

  • Corporate Authors:

    ATE Management and Service Company, Incorporated

    617 Vine Street, Suite 800
    Cincinnati, OH  United States  45202
  • Authors:
    • Doom, I F
    • Griner, C S
  • Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

  • Pagination: p. 39-46
  • Serial:
    • TRANSITIONS
    • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00387912
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM