TAXICAB TRANSPORTATION. 1964-JULY, 1980 (CITATIONS FROM THE NTIS DATA BASE)

The role of taxicab services as another means of public transportation is cited including services of large taxicab vehicles, multi-origin destination taxi systems responding on demand, and shared ride taxi systems. Vehicle monitoring systems for centralized management to provide location for fleet vehicles are described as are user characteristics and taxi traffic in urban areas. Regulations and ordinances, policies, operating and economic characteristics of the urban taxicab industry including fare structure, computer applications and market studies are covered. (This updated bibliography contains 85 citations, 20 of which are new entries to the previous edition.)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Technical Information Service

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• Authors:
  • Kenton, E
• Publication Date: 1980-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 70 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Bibliographies; Centralized traffic control; Common carriers; Coordination; Economic factors; Labor relations; Laws; Level of service; Licenses; Marketing; Needs assessment; Operations research; Ordinances; Passenger transportation; Policy; Rates; Regulations; Scheduling; Transportation operations; Travel demand; Urban transportation; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Services; Transportation management; User needs
• Old TRIS Terms: Centralized control; Rates costs
• Subject Areas: Economics; Law; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00327357
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 2002 12:00AM