INCORPORATING BARRIER EFFECTS IN ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED NON-WORK-TRANSIT DEMAND FORECASTS

A simple no-computer method is presented for determining the increase in elderly or handicapped non-work transit travel which would occur in response to the removal of any combination of transit system barriers. Data on E & H perceptions of the severity of some 35 transportation system variables, collected in the Albany, N.Y. SMSA, are used to construct the relationship between barrier removal and increased travel. The method of non-commitment is applied to the relationship to estimate true demand. The method is then applied to a series of case applications involving specific barrier removal policies. Results show that barrier removal will have a small effect (2-5%) on total non-work bus travel of the elderly non-handicapped, but a moderate (5-20%) effect on handicapped travel. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  Planning Division, State Campus, Building 4
  Albany, NY  United States  12232
• Authors:
  • KNIGHTON, R G
  • Hartgen, D T
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Bus transportation; Forecasting; Persons with disabilities; Travel demand
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179037
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res. Rpt. 116
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 29 1981 12:00AM