VIABILITY OF MOBILITY ENTERPRISE CONCEPTS. VOLUME 1: NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DELIVERY

This 2-volume study addresses the mobility enterprise (ME) concept--a new transportation concept aimed at increasing the productivity of the automobile through use of mini-micro automobiles in conjunction with a shared fleet of intermediate and full-sized vehicles. The main objective of the enterprise is to provide a better matching of vehicle attributes to trip requirements. Volume 1 examines the neighborhood service delivery concept. Besides such neighborhood services as crime prevention patrol, day care centers, etc., it is recommended that local delivery of services be extended to provide needed mobility and transportation for neighborhood residents. The rational for neighborhood transportation service delivery lies in the belief that decentralized service delivery may overcome some of the inadequacies of existing public transit systems. Instead of area-wide (fixed-route) transit, service would be tailored to the needs of an individual community and to more economical forms of service. A workshop of transportation and neighborhood service experts was conducted and findings analyzed to determine the important elements involved in the conceptual design. Important criteria for providing such service are neighborhoods that have self-recognized transportation needs, a strong association, local political support, the potential for part-time or volunteer drivers, and the presence of a strongly motivated individual or group who will act as the prime mover for the project. Criteria can be used to evaluate communities that are possible demonstration sites. Example preliminary demonstration designs for neighborhood areas in Rochester, New York, and San Antonio, Texas were performed and are discussed in this report.

• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue Research Foundation

  Center for Public Policy & Public Administration, ENAD 323
  West Lafayette, Indiana,   United States  47907

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Whitford, R K
  • Orski, C K
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mobility; Neighborhoods; Paratransit services; Part time employees; Rental cars; Ridesharing; Social service agencies; Vehicle capacity; Volunteers
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Matching
• Old TRIS Terms: Mobility enterprise; Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394443
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IN-06-0012-84-1Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-IN-06-0012
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM