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Title: PARATRANSIT AT A TRANSIT AGENCY: THE EXPERIENCE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
Accession Number: 00381504
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The objective of this project was to test the feasibility of a transit agency's development and provision of alternative, lower-cost transportation services. Demand-responsive and fixed-route paratransit service were substituted for unsatisfactory bus services in low-to medium-density areas and introduced in unserved suburban and rural areas. Services were extensively monitored, and the results are reported. The new services failed in new service areas due to lack of riders. Where bus service was severely reduced or eliminated, subsitute services were largely successful in continuing to attract a substantial ridership at lower cost (deficit) to the transit agency. Major problems, including opposition by the transit union and some private service providers, and also some operational problems are discussed.
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Paratransit. 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 Accession #: 00389422
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Becker, A JeffEchols, James CEditors: Herman, Scott CPagination: pp 49-57
Publication Date: 1983
Serial: ISBN: 0309035570
Media Type: Print
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM
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