| Title | Service and Methods Demonstrations Program [December 1981] – Summary Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49853 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Spear, Bruce D.; Damm-Luhr, D.; Doxsey, L.; Freilich, J.; Heaton, C. |
| Source | 276p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19811201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the UMTA Service and Methods Demonstrations Program for FY 1979, 1980, and 1981. Overall program objectives, current activities, and future directions are briefly described. Current demonstration projects are identified in each of the four major program areas of conventional transit service innovations, pricing and service innovations, paratransit services, and transportation services for special user groups. In addition, ongoing program activities in the areas of evaluation methodology and information dissemination are discussed. This report also presents major new findings concerning the costs, impacts, and implementation considerations of the following innovative transportation service concepts: system wide transit route restructuring, transit transfer policies, articulated bus, transit fare prepayment strategies, free fare transit, van pooling, transportation brokerage, taxicab regulatory revisions, high-speed waterborne transit service, bicycle transit integration, wheelchair accessible fixed-route bus service, door-to-door transit services for special users, user-side subsidies, coordination of social service agency transportation, special purpose transit services for inner-city residents, and rural public transportation. This information was obtained from detailed evaluations of SMD-sponsored demonstrations and case study analyses of locally initiated projects. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11272 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11272 |
| TRT Terms | Aged; Demonstration projects; Evaluation; Federal assistance programs; Federal government; Information dissemination; Innovation; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Pricing |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Advanced Public Transit Systems; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Transit Economics and Finance; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Alternative Finance |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | UMTA-MA-06-0049-81-11; DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-71 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49800/49853/DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-77.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |