URBAN TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DISABLED IN CANADA : AN ASSESSMENT OF OPERATORS' NEEDS

The primary objective of this study was to assess the operators' needs in planning and managing services for the disabled in the urban communities of Canada. The term "operators" includes the persons responsible for the delivery, planning and policy setting at the local municipal level. Significant issues include the criteria for eligibility for special transit services, and funding sources and levels. Organizational needs identified by the operators include a strategy for growth, system capacity, hours of service, funding, and training for management and staff. Management needs included stategies to cope with growth and change, training, performance indicators, demand forecasting techniques, lobbying support, training, legislation and trend monitoring, computer-assisted scheduling, and guidelines for response to advocate groups.

• Corporate Authors:

  TRANSPORT CANADA, SURFACE. MULTI-MODAL POLICIES A

  Ottawa, ONo,   Canada 

  CO-ORDINATION

  ,    

  Canadian Urban Transit Association

  55 York Street, Suite 1401
  Toronto, Ontario  Canada  M5J 1R7

  MANOP Services Limited

  North Vancouver, British Columbia,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Rivest, F
  • Atkinson, W G
• Publication Date: 1986-3

Language

• Undetermined

Media Info

• Pagination: 58 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Financing; Local government agencies; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Planning; Transportation operations
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 285: Demand (econ); 1726: Disabled person; 244: Financing; 192: Local authority; 1144: Operations (transp network); 1128: Paratransit; 143: Planning
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487525
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM