DOING MORE WITH LESS: EFFECTIVELY USING VOLUNTEERS IN THE FLORIDA TD PROGRAM

In the current climate of federal and state funding cuts in transportation and many social service programs, the use of volunteers among community transportation coordinators (CTCs) may prove to be a very viable and cost-efficient transportation alternative. In order to identify and clarify the many complex issues that CTCs can expect to encounter when considering implementing or expanding the use of volunteers in the TD program, the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (FCTD) asked the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) to research the use of volunteers by CTCs in Florida, as well as volunteer transportation programs both within and outside of Florida. This document provides a summary of the research findings, as well as additional information resources that may be of use to those agencies interested in further exploring the potential for volunteer use in their communities and organizations.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, 4202 East Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620-5375

  Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged

  605 Suwannee Street, MS-49
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399
• Authors:
  • Hardin, J A
  • Chrisp, E
  • Mathias, R G
• Publication Date: 1996-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Volunteers
• Old TRIS Terms: Community transportation coordinators
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00728695
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 18 1996 12:00AM