Ridesharing and transportation for the disadvantaged. Transportation research record

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5559475

Lauritzen, T; McKelvey, F X; Lyles, R W; Lighthizer, D R; Hardy, D K

The 11 papers in the report deal with the following areas: a 1-year review of performance measures for the Chicago transit authority's special services contracted service for the elderly and handicapped; evaluation of a demonstration small bus program for the elderly and handicapped; travel mode choice behavior and physical barrier constraints among the elderly and handicapped: an examination of travel-mode preferences; the role of private enterprise in elderly and handicapped transportation in Canada; special transportation-service in Sweden--involvement of private operators; role of the private sector in the delivery of transportation services to the elderly and handicapped in the United States; suburban activity center transportation demand management market research study; commuting behavior of Hawaii state workers in Honolulu: implications for transportation system management strategies; mobility and specialized transportation for elderly and for disabled persons: a view from four selected countries; an inventory of twelve paratransit service delivery experiences; integrating social-service client transportation and special needs transportation systems: the Portland experience.

• Research Organization: National Research Council, Washington, DC (USA). Transportation Research Board
• OSTI ID: 5559475
• Report Number(s): PB-89-198667/XAB; TRB/TRR-1170
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Library of Congress catalog card No. 88-38477
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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