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Nov 1979
Regional Paratransit Services: An Evaluation
Authors: John Collura, M.ASCE, and Robert P. WarrenAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 105, Issue 6
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The primary purpose of this paper is to evaluate a data collection method that is being used in a public transportation project in Barnstable County, Mass. An integral part of the method is the use of a serially numbered rider identification pass. Each person who uses the bus service acquires a pass in advance and completes a questionnaire regarding their socioeconomic characteristics and physical disabilities. When a passholder telephones to schedule a trip, the dispatcher records his or her pass number, pickup time, trip purpose, origin, and destination. As a result, socioeconomic and trip data are collected for 100% of all riders. These data may be used to: (1)Evaluate vehicle productivity and efficiency; (2)examine the impacts of local policy decisions; (3)assess the portion of a deficit to be paid by each town; (4)develop social service agency user charges and contractual agreements; (5)identify social service agency eligibles; and (6)describe user characteristics.
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Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 105 • Issue 6 • November 1979
Pages: 683 - 697
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1979
Published online: Feb 5, 2021
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John Collura, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof., Civ. Engrg. Dept., Urnv. of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
Robert P. Warren
Administrator, Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, Falmouth, Mass.
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