TAXICAB UTILIZATION BY LOWER INCOME GROUPS

The study investigates the propensity of poor persons to use the taxicab. Data from previous studies are used to analyze the relative use of taxicabs by different income groups. It is shown that lower-income groups, particularly in small amd medium size urban areas, display a relatively high rate of taxi utilization. A survey of taxi drivers in Greensboro, N. C., and an analysis of the origins of taxi trips is used to support this conclusion.

• Corporate Authors:

  North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro

  Transportation Institute
  Greensboro, NC  United States  27411

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Allred, J
  • Saltzman, A
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Economic factors; Expenses; Low income groups; Mobility; Paratransit services; Taxicabs; Travel demand; Urban areas; Urban transportation; Utilization
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166439
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-NC-11-0004-77-2Final Rpt., A/R-TI-28-RR-76
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 1981 12:00AM