Incidence Rates and Travel Characteristics of the Transportation Handicapped in Portland, Oregon

Details

• Creators:
  Crain, John ; Courington, William
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Crain & Associates ; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged
  • Bus transportation
  • Demographics
  • Fixed routes
  • Health
  • Mobility
  • Origin and destination
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Public transit
  • Surveys
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTA-OR-06-0004-77-1;DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-11
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527091
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Portland (Oregon)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Abstract:
  The report presents incidence rates, characteristics, and travel patterns of transportation handicapped and able-bodied elderly (65 and over) persons. Tables and discussion are presented on demographics, health problems, use of mobility aids, and trip rates, purposes and modes, and origin/destination patterns. A section is devoted to functional problems in using public transportation vs. handicap classification, health problem and use of mechanical aid. Respondents are evaluated in their ability to use six different transit modes ranging from a fixed-route regular bus to a door-to-door bus with a lift. Wheelchair/walker users are analyzed separately. Data for this report was derived from a 6,000 household survey conducted in Portland. The survey design, questionnaires and field procedures are described.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11551/dot_11551_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.17 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d43d1d32d6b134f70e7dd280d1d3101c627149710342e0e07de0dfb776c4d5db