IMPLICATIONS OF DIAL-A-RIDE FOR THE POOR (USL-TR-70-18)

IMPLICATIONS OF DIAL-A-RIDE FOR THE POOR ARE EXAMINED WITH RESPECT TO (1) THE EXTENT TO WHICH DIAL-A-RIDE CAN OVERCOME GENERAL PROBLEMS FOR THE POOR IN EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; (2) SPECIAL PROBLEMS WHICH DIAL-A-RIDE MAY GENERATE FOR THE POOR; (3) THE POTENTIAL FOR DIAL-A-RIDE TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE POOR; AND (4) CRITERIA BY WHICH THE IMPLICATIONS OF DIAL-A-RIDE FOR THE POOR MAY BE DEMONSTRATED. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROJ NO MASS-MTD-6
• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Urban Systems Laboratory, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • GURIN, D
  • Wofford, J
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Low income groups; Paratransit services
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00240141
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 15 1972 12:00AM