Making the Difference: Transportation Alternatives for Elderly and Handicapped Persons

Kendall, Donald C.; Casey, Robert F.; Koffman, David; Walker, Joan L

doi:10.21949/1526929

i

Making the Difference: Transportation Alternatives for Elderly and Handicapped Persons

1979-08-01
By Kendall, Donald C. ; Casey, Robert F. ; Koffman, David

File Language:

English

Details

Creators:

Kendall, Donald C. ; Casey, Robert F. ; Koffman, David ; Walker, Joan L
Corporate Creators:

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

United States. Department of Transportation ; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-UMTA-79-36;UMTA-MA-06-0049-79-9
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1526929
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

St. Louis (Missouri);Portland (Oregon);Virginia;Illinois
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Abstract:

This report contains project summaries of four examples of public transportation services for Elderly and Handicapped persons: the LIFT Project in Portland, OR; Roanoke Agencies Dial-A-Ride (RADAR) in Roanoke, VA; the Reduced Taxi Rate Program (RTR) in Danville, IL; and the Bi-State Accessible Bus program in St. Louis, MO. Each summary contains a descrption of the setting, the service concept, project evolution, institutional factos, cost and service characteristics and project impacts. These four projects appear in the UMTA documentary film, Making the Difference, as examples of the variety of approaches available for serving the travel needs of individuals who are unable to use conventional transit services. The summaries in this report are intended to serve as supporting documentation for the film.
Format:

PDF
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11152/dot_11152_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 5.71 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:af00dae14db25bc99278d917058f50116cf8fbef0a8483c3055071c05c9f6fa30eb532a0ead4f385b67062b067deea7247ac4a70074459fa2497ae1a3867d2b8

File Language:

English

ON THIS PAGE

Details

Found an issue?

Send us an email at:

publishinghd@cdc.gov

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.