Accessible bus service in St. Louis. Final report. UMTA/TSC project evaluation series

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5349971

Teixeira, D; Varker, F; Bowlin, R

The Bi-State Development Agency in St. Louis began operating buses equipped with hydraulic lifts for boarding persons in wheelchairs in August of 1977. This was the first large scale accessible bus project in transit history. One hundred fifty-seven lift equipped buses were put into revenue service over a three and one-half month period. Seventeen routes were selected for accessible bus service. In September of 1978, scheduled accessible service was cut back by two-thirds due to malfunctions of the lift equipment. Wheelchair user ridership decreased gradually during the first year of service but dropped off markedly during the last ten months of the evaluation period. The evaluation covered the development planning, the implementation process, operations, service and equipment reliability, travel behavior, productivity, economics, and service impacts. The results of the St. Louis accessible service which have important implications for other operators are also discussed.

• Research Organization: Applied Resource Integration Ltd., Boston, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5349971
• Report Number(s): UMTA-MA-06-0049-80-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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