Selected Issues in Specialized Transportation: Some Cross Cultural Comparisons

This paper was presented at the Fourth International Conference on the mobility and transport for elderly and disabled persons. It describes how many problems still exist and will continue to exist as long as there are mobility disadvantaged people. In a number of the issues raised, there seems to be no more agreement than there was eight years ago, for example, parallel provision versus universal accessibility. Other areas such as coordination have not proven to be as fruitful as initially hoped. But in many areas real progress has been achieved. Air and long distance rail transport is now much more accessible and reliable for the disadvantaged; voluntary schemes for surface transport are now widespread and successful; the application of modern information technology to specialized transport is beneficially spreading. A number of areas have received scan consideration in the first four conferences – transport for the disadvantaged in developing countries and the whole problem of mobility of the elderly and this will undoubtedly not change in the future. These conferences that have been held on the subject have provided a method of international dissemination of experiences in various countries. As more countries participate, the value of the conferences will become greater, promoting direct contracts between the large number of practitioners in the field and a consequent sharing of expertise.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Canada

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• Authors:
  • Bell, William G
  • Ashford, Norman J
• Conference:
  • The Fourth International Conference on Mobility and Transport for the Elderly and Disabled Persons
  • Location: Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
  • Date: 1986-7-21 to 1986-7-23
• Publication Date: 1986

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 2-28
• Monograph Title: Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference, Vancouver, Canada, July 21-23, 1986

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Conferences; Culture (Social sciences); International; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Transportation disadvantaged persons
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disabled passengers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01047601
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 2007 8:25AM