| Title | Subsidized Taxi Programs for Elderly and Handicapped Persons in the San Francisco Bay Area |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50143 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bloomfield, Pamela; Flynn, Sydwell |
| Source | 75p. 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 | 19770901 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The report examines subsidized taxi systems serving elderly and handicapped persons in six locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The systems studied are San Leandro, Santa Clara County, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Lafayette, and Fremont. These systems are designed to deliver taxi service at a reasonable cost to target groups residing within the program areas. The objectives of the report are: (1) to describe six programs which deliver transportation service to elderly and handicapped persons utilizing the subsidized taxi mode; (2) to identify the essential similarities and differences among these programs; (3) to illustrate, in qualitative terms, the nature of the costs, efficiencies and impacts on taxi operators, subsidizers, and users of the six approaches; and (4) to interpret this information and identify those findings which appear to be transferable to planners in other localities. The subsidized taxi programs are successfully delivering transportation service to elderly and handicapped residents in all locations as evidenced by rising client enrollment and ridership volumes. Overall, response to the programs has been and continues to be extremely favorable. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11540 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11540 |
| TRT Terms | Analysis; Automobiles; Costs; Economic efficiency; Grant aid; Level of service; Local government; Operations; Automobiles for the physically disabled; Revenues; Subsidies; Taxicabs; Urban transportation; Utilization |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances |
| Geographical Coverage |
San Francisco Bay Area |
| Report Number | UMTA-MA-06-0049-77-9; DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-42 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50100/50143/DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-42.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |