NTL Record

Title Coordination of Pupil and Non-pupil Transportation
Record ID 44878
Personal Name
Creator
Menhard, H. R.; Rodman, J. W.
Corporate Creator Multisystems, Inc.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19820331
Language English
Abstract At present, home-to-school student transportation and general public transit services are provided almost entirely by separate vehicle fleets. The fact that both of these fleets are not fully utilized throughout the day indicates that there may be the potential to reduce the cost of these operations or to provide additional service to the public by coordinating the two operations. This report examines the potential benefits and disadvantages of coordinated services and identifies barriers to their implementation. The report 1) provides a background on the provision of school transportation; 2) discusses issues involved in the coordination of services, 3) examines a number of examples in which such services have been established, 4) investigates the benefits which can be achieved, and 5) determines what basic system designs are likely to be most effective in generating benefits and applicable to a variety of sites. The report concludes that some coordination efforts should prove worthwhile and suggests several designs for further consideration and testing. (Authors)
Rosap ID dot:9615
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9615
TRT Terms School children; School buses; Paratransit services; Public transit; Coordination
Classification NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Transit Planning and Policy
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-82-07; UMTA-MA-06-0049-81-13
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/44000/44800/44878/DOT-TSC-UMTA-82-07.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository