SERVING THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED WITH DEMAND- RESPONSE TRANSPORTATION

The first section of this paper assesses the nature of the transportation problems of poor, elderly, and handicapped people. It is shown that demand-responsive transportation systems such as dial-a-ride are demonstrably superior to conventional transit in providing for the transportation needs of transportation-disadvantaged people. The impact of various demonstration projects of demand-responsive transportation is reviewed. Emphasis is on the effect these projects had on serving elderly, poor, and handicapped people. The final section of the paper reports on the role of the federal government in providing demand-responsive transportation to facilitate more mobility among poor, elderly, and handicapped people.

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• Authors:
  • Saltzman, Arthur
  • Amedee, George
• Conference:
  • 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia
  • Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-10
• Monograph Title: Transit Planning
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 559
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Demand responsive transportation; Demonstration projects; Federal government; Low income groups; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Transportation disadvantaged persons
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disadvantaged persons
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134676
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309024676
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 23 1981 12:00AM