STUDY OF FUTURE PARATRANSIT REQUIREMENTS. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The overall objective of this study is to define the future dimensions and characteristics of paratransit and the requirements for testing innovative transportation services for the development of new vehicles, and for ways to overcome legal and institutional constraints. The analysis is based on urban scenarios projected into the 1980-1995 time frame and representative of a large number of locations. This Executive Summary report examines a range of paratransit service concepts in context with a set of typical urban settings under three alternative 1995 futures. These alternative futures are described in terms of energy cost and degree of automobile disincentives. Integrated transit and paratransit systems are defined and match a combination of transit and paratransit services with forecasted transportation needs for each individual setting.

• Corporate Authors:

  Voorhees (Alan M) and Associates, Incorporated

  Cambridge, MA  United States 

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Automobiles; Costs; Energy; Energy conservation; Fleet management; Forecasting; Legal factors; Level of service; Paratransit services; Research; Travel demand; Urban transportation; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154812
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-06-0104-77-3
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 17 1981 12:00AM