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Title:

REALITY OF COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES: MAJOR ISSUES

Accession Number:

00303918

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0360859X

Abstract:

The experiences of several communities in coordinating transportation services at the local level are analyzed, and a realistic assessment of both the potentials that can be realized through coordination and the barriers that participating agencies might face is urged. Key implementation variables--accurate data collection both before and during coordination efforts, resource assessment and coordination problems, organizational and institutional issues, and statutory and regulatory factors--are discussed. It is concluded that it is unwarranted to believe that simply coordinating social-service-agency and other providers' transportation services will solve the problems of resource utilization and cost. Policymakers must clearly identify three factors before beginning coordination attempts: realistic start-up costs, a realistic time frame, and realistic operational costs for coordinated systems. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

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. This paper appeared in TRB publication Special Report No. 186: Paratransit, 1979.

Monograph Accession #:

00303911

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Cutler, Dolores A

Pagination:

pp 52-55

Publication Date:

1979

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 186
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

Workshop on Paratransit

Location: Williamsburg Virginia, United States
Date: 1979-2-11 to 1979-2-14
Sponsors: Urban Mass Transportation Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Starting

Subject Areas:

Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Research; Society

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 22 1981 12:00AM

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