THE ROLE OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED TRANSPORTATION IN CANADA
Presented in this paper is Canadian experience with successful partnerships between public agencies and private carriers to deliver special transit service for the elderly and the handicapped, often called "E&H transportation" by North American agencies. The policies and initiatives that encouraged these partnership arrangements are described, as well as two examples of the implementation of new or restructured service organizations. The examples provided include the Brokerage Demonstration Project in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, and experience in the province of Quebec with specialized taxi services for the more ambulatory handicapped. The development of the system in Edmonton, which involves the distribution of trips among a multiplicity of carriers depending on the user needs, is described in some detail. The discussion includes Edmonton's successful experience with a challenge from the Amalgamated Transit Union and in the selection of carriers that were able to perform under the new brokerage organization. The paper concludes with a discussion of current trends with respect to the use of private and public partnerships to deliver E&H transportation services in Canada.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1170, Ridesharing and Transportation for the Disadvantaged. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Atkinson, W G
- Suen, L
- Publication Date: 1988
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- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 29-34
- Monograph Title: Ridesharing and transportation for the disadvantaged
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1170
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged; Demonstration projects; Governments; Partnerships; Persons with disabilities; Policy; Private enterprise; Transportation; Trend (Statistics)
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
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- Accession Number: 00480945
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309047072
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM