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Title: DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Accession Number: 00156108
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Late in 1974 and early in 1975 the Santa Clara County Transit District initiated, operated, and then discontinued a demand- responsive dial-a-ride system within a span of 5 1/2 months. This system's failure was primarily the result of poor systems planning. Specifically, four major mistakes led to the death of the system: an inadequate customer communication system, starting the entire system at once, an inadequate number of vehicles, and taxicab buyout. Each of these four mistakes is discussed in detail, and recommendations are made for instituting dial-a- ride systems. Getting through the difficulties of the start-up period is emphasized. Costs are discussed, and some relevant cost data are preseted. /Author/
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Urban Transport Service Innovations (Paratransit) and Task Force for Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems and Other Paratransit Services. 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 #: 01411461
Authors: Carlson, Robert CPagination: pp 48-53
Publication Date: 1976
Serial: ISBN: 0309025834
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 4 1981 12:00AM
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