STUDY OF THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS OF THE TRANSPORTATION HANDICAPPED. OFF-PEAK HALF-FARE STUDY INVENTORY REPORT

The study dealt with off-peak half-fare transportation services for the handicapped. This report contains 106 listings of half-fare practices on transit systems, as well as a description of two state-wide programs, in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, that apply to all transit systems participating in such programs. The 196 listings include 163 of the urbanized areas eligible for Section 5 funds and covers a total of 241 transit operators. Of the 196 listings, 153 have been obtained from applications approved by UMTA, and 43 from applications which are still pending.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-263 868. Prepared in cooperation with Chase, Rosen and Wallace, Inc., Alexandria, Va., and Smith and Locke Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  Grey Advertising Incorporated

  777 3rd Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017

  Chase Rosen and Wallace, Incorporated

  901 North Washington Street
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314

  Smith and Locke Associates Incorporated

  500 12th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20024

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Service & Method Demonstration, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 209 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Cost engineering; Fares; Federal assistance programs; Level of service; Off peak periods; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Traffic; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Services
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey; Pennsylvania
• Old TRIS Terms: Off-peak traffic
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151727
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-NY-06-0054-77-1
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-60047
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 27 1981 12:00AM