Agricultural Industries Transportation Services : meeting the transit needs of rural Californians.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Meeting the transit needs of rural Californians.
• Corporate Creators:
  California. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Agricultural Laborers California Rural Transit Transportation
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Corporate Publisher:
  California. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  In 2000, Congress acted to bring an end to the unsafe transportation options agricultural workers faced
  
  on a daily basis, by appropriating $4 million for innovative programs to address the unique transit needs
  
  of this significant population. The pilot was targeted at Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties, with
  
  a matching $4 million from the State Public Transportation Account. Out of these resources, Kings
  
  County Area Public Transit Agency (KCAPTA) received $5.8 million and through trial and error, and
  
  an unfettered commitment to provide safe and affordable transit alternatives for agricultural workers,
  
  KCAPTA launched the Agricultural Industries Transportation Services (AITS) in April of 2002 with 123
  
  new 15-passenger vans. AITS has succeeded in providing a safe and affordable alternative to help meet
  
  a significant amount of the transit needs of agricultural workers in their service area. This innovative
  
  transit system is a model that can be replicated across the agricultural areas of the State and Nation.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  06A0731
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:93977f55eb84573ac75a732506f446434d910cee012ad0157b0b88a3793a3f6c
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27615/dot_27615_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.63 MB ]