DEMAND-RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS & SERVICES. INTRODUCTION

Significant, unresolved issues which will impact the future of demand-responsive transportation (DRT) are the focus of this International Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems. The integration of demand- responsive and fixed route services is of utmost importance in large metropolitan areas. Some area-wide approaches are being implemented in Ann Arbor, Rochester, Orange County, Toronto and other areas. The question of whether door-to- door service for the elderly and handicapped should be combined with the more general service was addressed, and the role of computers in automated dispatching systems was discussed. The conference also addressed the role of taxicab companies in DRT operations as well as the more general issues of taxicabs companies. The Committee on (Urban Transport Service Innovations) paratransit, which organized this conference, recognizes that DRT involves many different groups (transit, taxi, labor, government) who must cooperate with each other and coordinate their work. The Committee recognizes that several unresolved issues such as ride-sharing, vehicle design and institutional problems are common to the different paratransit concepts. It is also recognized that a successful urban transportation system should consist of integrated paratransit and transit services rather than independent uncoordinated services.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Fifth Annual International Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems conducted by the TRB, Nov. 11-13, 1974, Oakland, Calif.; and co-sponsored by American Public Transit Association, California DOT, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit, MIT, UMTA and Technology Sharing Program of U.S. DOT. 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:
  • Roos, Daniel
• Conference:
  • Fifth Annual Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems
  • Location: Oakland California, United States
  • Date: 1974-11-11 to 1974-11-13
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 1-2
• Monograph Title: DEMAND-RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS & SERVICES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 154
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Automation; Computers; Demand responsive transportation; Dispatching; Dual mode transportation systems; Innovation; Installation; Metropolitan areas; Multimodal transportation; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Ridership; Taxicabs; Urban transportation; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sharing
• Old TRIS Terms: Future concepts
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126151
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 3 1981 12:00AM