| Title | Operational Assessment of Paralympics Transit Systems : Low-Floor Buses, Lift-Equipped Buses, and Signage |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49422 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Spiller, David; Labell, Lawrence |
| Source | 48p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publication Date | 19970201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | From August 15-25, Atlanta hosted the paralympics, a world-class athletic competition for athletes with disabilities. To support the Paralympics, a specialized transit service was planned and deployed to service the travel needs of athletes, trainers and officiating staff using a combination of low-floor buses and lift-equipped buses. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe Center conducted a limited operational assessment, focusing specifically on bus access technologies that enable boarding and alighting operations. An additional area of focus for this study is Information Signage (on-board the buses, and at wayside boarding/alighting locations) that also either enable or limit full access to the transport services that are rendered. This study complements several concurrent activities in support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to document "Lessons Learned" in deploying new technologies (including Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies) during the Olympics and Paralympics events. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10873 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10873 |
| TRT Terms | Accessibility; Barrier free design; Buses; Low floor vehicles; Operations; Persons with disabilities; Signs; Groups; Technology assessment; Vehicle design |
| Classification | NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FTA-97-1; FTA-DC-08-9117-97-1 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49422/PB97151542.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |