ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN THE DUBUQUE AREA

The transportation needs of the elderly and handicapped have been met or partially met in urban areas by varied combinations of transit and paratransit services. For the most part, these services have been uncoordinated, and may have been designed and operated for a very specific target group or population. This document denotes the Dubuque experience in the field of paratransit and transit fulfillment of the elderly and handicapped transportation needs, and suggests an alternate path in the attempt to meet those needs. This report includes discussions of travel needs, socio-economic background data, existing services and travel alternatives. /Author/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study. Sponsored by DOT, Urban Mass Transportation Administration; by Iowa Department of Transportation; and by Illinois Department of Transportation.
• Corporate Authors:

  East Central Intergovernmental Association

  Suite 22B Fischer Building, P.O. Box 1140
  Dubuque, IA  United States  52001
• Authors:
  • Sherkow, F E
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 67 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Socioeconomic factors; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164024
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IA-09-0017
• Contract Numbers: 1563 (FY77), 5360 (FY78)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1981 12:00AM