SURVEY OF IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES BY RURAL PARATRANSIT AGENCIES USING LOW-COST SOFTWARE

The study surveyed small to medium size agencies, ranging from 700 to 17,000 trips per month. The results clearly indicated that all of the agencies in this range benefited from low cost computer software for the purposes of making trip reservations, scheduling trips, dispatching trips, record keeping and reporting. Low cost software included in this survey ranges from about $5,000 to $15,000, depending on the number of work stations, complexity of customizing the database to the community, and amount of training.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=500
• Corporate Authors:

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Authors:
  • McGrane, J
  • Grenney, W
  • Johnson, C
• Publication Date: 2004-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Implementation; Operations; Paratransit services; Public transit; Rural transit; Software packages; Transit operating agencies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00978843
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC Report No. 04-161
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 13 2004 12:00AM