Operational Assessment of Paralympics Transit Systems : Low-Floor Buses, Lift-Equipped Buses, and Signage

Spiller, David; Labell, Lawrence; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)

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Operational Assessment of Paralympics Transit Systems : Low-Floor Buses, Lift-Equipped Buses, and Signage

1997-02-01
By Spiller, David ; Labell, Lawrence

[PDF-1.98 MB]

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Spiller, David ; Labell, Lawrence

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Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration ; United States. Federal Transit Administration

United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration ; United States. Federal Transit Administration Less -
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Accessibility Barrier Free Design Buses Groups Low Floor Vehicles Operations Physically Handicapped Persons Signs Technology Assessment Vehicle Design
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-FTA-97-1 ; FTA-DC-08-9117-97-1

DOT-VNTSC-FTA-97-1 ; FTA-DC-08-9117-97-1 Less -
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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United States. Federal Transit Administration
NTL Classification:

NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Transit Planning and Policy;NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus Transportation;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Social Impacts;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and Policy;
Abstract:

From August 15-25, Atlanta hosted the paralympics, a world-class athletic competition for athletes with disabilities. To support the Paralympics, a specialized transit service was planned and deployed to service the travel needs of athletes, trainers and officiating staff using a combination of low-floor buses and lift-equipped buses. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe Center conducted a limited operational assessment, focusing specifically on bus access technologies that enable boarding and alighting operations. An additional area of focus for this study is Information Signage (on-board the buses, and at wayside boarding/alighting locations) that also either enable or limit full access to the transport services that are rendered. This study complements several concurrent activities in support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to document "Lessons Learned" in deploying new technologies (including Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies) during the Olympics and Paralympics events.
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