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Title: COORDINATION OF HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY TRANSPORTATION: EVALUATION METHOD
Accession Number: 00193694
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The topic of the coordination of transportation services among human service agencies has become very popular in the past years. The involvement of these agencies, whose initial mandates probably did not include transportation, creates the potential for such problems as duplication of services, higher than necessary costs, and equipment maintenance difficulties. While transportation service coordination is desirable, it is a difficult task. One of the major problems is the lack of experience in analyzing agency transportation programs. This paper presents and analytical methodology that should assist in service evaluation and, therefore, the development of coordination plans. Two fundamental questions that must be considered before any coordination plan is developed are addressed. First, how much coordination is good for any particular agency? Criteria were developed to assist in the determination of which agencies would benefit from service coordination and which would not. Agencies were found to vary greatly in the degree of coordination that is useful to them. Second, just what is meant by service coordination? Is it a motor pool of vehicles? Is it a centralized maintenance facility? Or is it a coordinated transportation service with especially designed vehicles and professional drivers? A method is presented for matching the needs of the agencies with the services provided through the concept of a transportation support center that can be developed in phases and offer a range of services to be purchased by agencies according to their need. /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 Special Report 184, Urban Transport Service Innovations.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 00193691
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Weaver, V ClaytonPagination: pp 20-25
Publication Date: 1979
Conference:
Conference on Urban Transport Service Innovations
Location:
San Diego California, United States ISBN: 0309028175
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Society; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jun 30 1981 12:00AM
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