FRENCH TRANSIT AUTHORITIES PARTNER WITH TAXI COMPANIES

More than 60 cities and urban regions throughout France are currently partnering with local taxi companies to provide subsidized services to residents late at night or in sparsely populated areas without regular bus service. On the county level, almost half of all French jurisdictions have organized call-in demand services, three-quarters of which are contracted out to local or regional taxicab companies. For the most part, these are used by physically handicapped residents or are made available to people in rural communities that are not adequately served by the regular regional buses.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This publication appears as a special insert in the Spring 1999 issue of "AASHTO Quarterly."
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 2-3
• Serial:
  • AASHTO International Transportation Observer
  • Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Demand responsive transportation; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Public private partnerships; Rural areas; Rural transit; Taxi services; Taxicab companies
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00788830
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 5 2000 12:00AM