| Title | TRIP: The Transportation Remuneration and Incentive Program in West Virginia, 1974-1979 |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49929 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Curry, David A. |
| Source | 145p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
Crain & Associates; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19820701 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Between July 1974 and June 1979, the State of West Virginia was host to the largest Federal demonstration program for improving rural transit service called Transportation Remuneration Incentive Program (TRIP). The remuneration part of TRIP (ticket sales program) was a user-side subsidy scheme entailing the statewide sale of discounted travel tickets to qualifying low-income elderly and handicapped persons. The other part of TRIP (transit development program) entailed the provision of technical and planning assistance, buses, and operating subsidies for rural bus service in five of the state's eleven planning and development regions. This report describes and evaluates a five-year federal and state financed demonstration of state-administered subsidies for rural transit users and providers in West Virginia. The demonstration pioneered the use of multi-modal user-side subsidy tickets for some 12,000 low-income elderly and handicapped residents of West Virginia and the creation of new or expanded rural bus service in the five regions. Significant mobility improvements were experienced by the eligible group of TRIP ticket recipients and by clients of social service agencies, who were often provided special service by the rural bus systems. The taxi industry also benefits because taxis were chosen for about 40 percent of ticket recipients' trips. Viable rural bus service persists in the five regions, aided in part by TRIP ticket use and in part by continuing local, state, and federal support of the service. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11339 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11339 |
| TRT Terms | Aged; Bus transit; Needs assessment; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Rural areas; Social factors; Taxicabs; Travel demand; User side subsidies |
| Geographical Coverage |
West Virginia |
| Report Number | UMTA-WV-06-0008-82-1; DOT-TSC-UMTA-82-23 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49900/49929/DOT-TSC-UMTA-82-23.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |