Identifying local transit resources for evacuation.

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• Creators:
  Wilmot, Chester ; Bian, Ruijie ; Greensword, Marlon ; Shams, Alaa
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana State University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Evacuation
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Coasts
  • Paratransit services
  • Social service agencies
  • Transportation disadvantaged persons
  • Geographic information systems
  • Surveys
  • Inventory
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/LA.15/556
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this project was to establish an inventory of transit vehicles used by special needs and ; human services organizations in coastal Louisiana, and to incorporate the information into a GIS that ; would allow queries on the data base. The data was collected by means of a mail out/mail back survey ; within the context of transportation needs in an emergency. Online ArcGIS was used to allow quick ; assessment of transit resources and transportation demand that will arise in an emergency. ; Transportation demand from the general public was estimated recognizing the daily migration of the ; population and their location at different times of the day. The study found that the organizations ; surveyed were, in general, not enthusiastic about establishing an inventory of special needs and human ; services transit resources (a survey response rate of only12% was obtained). However, the vehicles ; they have at their disposal represent a substantial resource of specialized transportation. In addition, ; their drivers are a valuable resource in that they are generally well trained in catering to the special ; needs of their clients, and approximately one-half of them are prepared to provide their services in an ; emergency. The study concluded that means must be found to obtain greater participation of these ; organizations in establishing a full inventory and cooperating with each other during emergencies.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  LTRC Project Number: 14-4SS ; State Project Number: 30001506
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29682/dot_29682_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.70 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cac8cf1dc8114e4872f3dcf3db726a6b46120738ad9cee93024f8e0c9d17b985