The Provision of a Community Responsive Public Transportation in Urban Areas

In Sweden the design of a community responsive public transportation for urban areas consists of, first, traditional fixed route service. This service, utilizing standard 12 meter (40-foot) buses designed to Swedish law, supports the needs of mass transportation for people with little or no mobility limitations. To facilitate boarding and alighting these vehicles, under Swedish law, relatively accessible, if some service-oriented measures are introduced. Second, services routes, operated with smaller 6-8 meter (20-26 foot) low floor buses, to serve seriously disabled persons who cannot cope with public transportation involving large vehicles, long distances to and from the bus stop, and the stresses encountered during the trip. These people either do not presently use public transportation, or can only use it with great difficulty. Thirdly, the special transportation system will be available for people who are so seriously handicapped that they require door-to-door transportation services. A community responsive public transportation systems means that each system can better meet the varying needs of different individuals with impaired physical strength and/or mental capacity.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite (INRETS)

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• Authors:
  • Stahl, Agneta
• Conference:
  • The 6th International Conference. Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons
  • Location: Eurexpo-Lyon , France
  • Date: 1992-5-31 to 1992-6-3
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 160-167
• Monograph Title: Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus routes; Communities; Demand responsive transportation; Fixed routes; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01084738
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 2857823479
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 28 2008 8:12AM