NTL Record

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 PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository