OPERATION ISSUES FOR PARATRANSIT: PRODUCTIVITY, VEHICLES, DISPATCHING, MANAGEMENT--WORKSHOP 5

This effort to examine the existing and new ways of provision of paratransit service, particularly the coordination of complementary services to improve the overall levels of service and productivity, outlined 3 major areas (costs, financial considerations, and problem resolution), and amplified 2 major areas: cost reductions (vehicles, labor, organizational structure) and increased productivity. Recommendations are presented related to the following issues: reporting costs and operating statistics; dissemination of information to taxi operators and paratransit organizations; consumer information system; personnel training programs; and ways of reducing costs and increasing productivity.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr164/164-028.pdf
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0360859X
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paratransit: Proceedings of a conference held November 9-12, 1975, conducted by the Transportation Research Board, and sponsored by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.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
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Reading, James E
• Conference:
  • Conference on Paratransit
  • Location: Williamsburg Virginia, United States
  • Date: 1975-11-9 to 1975-11-12
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: pp 210-213
• Monograph Title: PARATRANSIT
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 164
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Costs; Dispatching; Emergency vehicles; Financing; Information dissemination; Labor unions; Level of service; Management; Needs assessment; Operations; Operators (Persons); Organization; Paratransit services; Personnel; Productivity; Recommendations; Reports; Statistics; Taxicabs; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Operator; Reporting; User needs
• Old TRIS Terms: Public service vehicles
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138464
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 4 1981 12:00AM