| Title | Making the Difference: Transportation Alternatives for Elderly and Handicapped Persons |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49725 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Kendall, Donald C.; Casey, Robert F.; Koffman, David; Walker, Joan L |
| Source | 104p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19790801 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report contains project summaries of four examples of public transportation services for Elderly and Handicapped persons: the LIFT Project in Portland, OR; Roanoke Agencies Dial-A-Ride (RADAR) in Roanoke, VA; the Reduced Taxi Rate Program (RTR) in Danville, IL; and the Bi-State Accessible Bus program in St. Louis, MO. Each summary contains a descrption of the setting, the service concept, project evolution, institutional factos, cost and service characteristics and project impacts. These four projects appear in the UMTA documentary film, Making the Difference, as examples of the variety of approaches available for serving the travel needs of individuals who are unable to use conventional transit services. The summaries in this report are intended to serve as supporting documentation for the film. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11152 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11152 |
| TRT Terms | Aged; User side subsidies; Persons with disabilities; Paratransit services; Taxi services; Demand responsive transportation |
| General Subjects | Transportation Handicapped Elderly; Special Needs Transportation; Coordination; Consolidation; User-Side Subsidies; Accessible Field-Route Transit |
| Classification | AGR - IMPACTS - IMPACTS; AGR - IMPACTS - Mobility; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances |
| Geographical Coverage |
St. Louis (Missouri); Portland (Oregon); Virginia; Illinois |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-79-36; UMTA-MA-06-0049-79-9 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49700/49725/DOT-TSC-UMTA-79-36.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |