SPECIAL TRANSIT NEEDS PROGRAM IN THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA

The special transportation needs of people within Denver's Regional Transportation District who have limited mobility are being served by a program that includes special equipment for the handicapped, special midday shopper service for the elderly, and a plan to make regular service more accessible to these groups. The special equipment for vehicles that provide subscription service to handicapped patrons includes wheelchair lifts, lower-step entry, side destination signing, and several other special features. The needs of the elderly are met in part by special midday shopper service on a weekly schedule. A program to make the entire fleet of buses more accessible by retrofitting certain items, such as extendable steps, grabrails, and side destination signing, is under evaluation. The entire special-needs program is continually being reviewed, modified, and upgraded. /Author/

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  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Urban Transport Service Innovations (Paratransit) and Task Force for Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems and Other Paratransit Services. 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.
• Authors:
  • Williamson, Barbara
  • Osterhoudt, Sue
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 70-75
• 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: Accessibility; Aged; Equipment; Metropolitan areas; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Retrofitting; Shopping trips; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subscription bus service
• Geographic Terms: Denver (Colorado)
• Old TRIS Terms: Shopper transportation
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156112
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025834
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 4 1982 12:00AM