WHO RIDES? A LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION

Ridership and trip designation information was obtained from 107 transportation providers designating themselves as rural public, rural specialized or urban specialized providers. Basic findings were that high percentages of women, elderly and those using mobility aids patronized these systems and that a good percentage of trips were made for medical reasons or to senior centers, nutrition sites, and employment/sheltered workshops.

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• Authors:
  • Lachs, M
• Publication Date: 1989-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-19
• Serial:
  • CTR, Community Transportation Reporter
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Community Transportation Association
  • ISSN: 0895-4437

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Data collection; Demographics; Females; Persons with disabilities; Ridership; Rural areas; Statistics; Trip purpose; Urban areas; Wheelchair lifts
• Old TRIS Terms: Special service
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00489813
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM