Successful Rural Transit, Population Under 1000

The objective of the paper is describing the development of rural transportation for older adults and/or handicapped individuals. Transportation consists of two mini-buses with wheelchair lift and seating for ten passengers and two wheelchair tie-downs. The buses are owned and operated by Community Memorial Hospital and serve a 50 mile rural radius of Deer River, Minnesota. The buses operate five days a week, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., traveling approximately 250 miles per day. The average yearly passenger count is approximately 9,000-10,000. In this transit system's six years of service there has been a steady increase in ridership and expanse of service. Because of community involvement in the raising of $30,000 toward the purchase of the first bus in 1985, there is a total community commitment and support of the bus system. The bus service is a community source of pride and cost effectiveness. This successful utilization of community support and community resources enables this small, rural system to be a model duplicated by other communities.

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

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• Authors:
  • Janecek, Marie J
• 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: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 450-454
• Monograph Title: Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Minibuses; Persons with disabilities; Public participation; Public transit; Ridership; Rural areas; Wheelchair lifts
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Geographic Terms: Deer River (Minnesota)
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01088020
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 2857823479
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2008 11:54AM