DIAL-A-RIDE IN THE CONTEXT OF DEMAND-RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL

Dial-a-ride service has become one of a number of possible demand-responsive small-bus transportation systems. A comparison of several systems suggests that a well-marketed fixed-route bus system can be far more cost effective than dial-a-ride in low-density areas. The concept of demand-responsive public transportation should be broadened to include well-planned fixed-route transit. Dial-a-ride appears to have greater value for special-need groups (e.g., elderly, handicapped) and at times when fixed-route transit would be uneconomical. Better integration with fixed-route elements is essential. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Hoey, William F
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 26-29
• Monograph Title: Demand-responsive transportation systems and other paratransit services
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 608
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Bus transportation; Cost effectiveness; Demand responsive transportation; Fixed routes; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Public transit
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156105
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025834
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 4 1981 12:00AM