Improving Transit Equity - Streamlining Operations: Technologies that Benefit the Transportation Disadvantaged

This brochure notes that technology has improved the ability of transportation disadvantaged individuals to use public transit. Some benefits offered include fare prepayment, transit safety and security, better information dissemination, more efficient coordination among service providers, and system flexibility.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4045
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  ITS Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 2p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Coordination; Equity; Fare prepayment; Information dissemination; Intelligent transportation systems; Public transit; Safety and security; Technology; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Flexibility (Adaptability); Service providers
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01021029
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-JPO-05-055, EDL# 14139
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 3 2006 7:36AM