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Title: CONCEPT OF TRANSPORTATION NEED REVISITED
Accession Number: 00331062
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: A new approach in considering the concept of transportation need is suggested based on the notion that need can be determined by considering the inverse of one's ability to adjust, for a given trip purpose, aspects of this trip in response to mobility constraints. By using this criterion, two indices of need (effectiveness and efficiency) can be constructed. The application of this approach to data on the handicapped in four areas (two urban and two rural) in Iowa indicates that the needs of the handicapped are equally met in all four areas; however, the rural systems are less efficient than the urban ones in meeting that challenge. These results are in contrast to the results of the traditional approach (existing demand met), which show great spatial discrepancies between urban and rural areas. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Rural Public Transportation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411582
Authors: Koutsopoulos, K CPagination: pp 66-69
Publication Date: 1980
Serial: Conference:
59th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States ISBN: 0309031036
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM
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