| Title | Small City Transit: Merced, California: Dial-A-Ride Transit in an Agricultural Community |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49487 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bronitsky, L.; Kendall, D. |
| Source | 20p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19760301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Merced, California, is an illustration of a dial-a-ride transit service with a relatively low operating cost. This case study is one of thirteen examples of a transit service in a small community. The background of the community is discussed along with a description of the implementation process and operational characteristics of the transit service. The process through which the community responds to the specific needs for transit service within the local content is stressed |
| Rosap ID | dot:10929 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10929 |
| TRT Terms | Buses; City planning; Communities; Farming; Local government; Operating costs; Paratransit services; Planning; Public transit; Small cities; Technical assistance; Travel demand; Urban development; Urban transportation |
| General Subjects | Agricultural land |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy |
| Geographical Coverage |
California |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-05-10; UMTA-MA-06-0049-76-10; PB-251 510 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49487/DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-05-10.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |