Guidebook for Attracting Paratransit Patrons to Fixed-route Services
Guidebook for Attracting Paratransit Patrons to Fixed-route Services

Author: John N. Balog

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780309060684

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Paratransit services are more expensive to provide on a per-trip basis than fixed-route transit, so operating efficiencies could be achieved by attracting some paratransit riders to fixed route. The Guidebook identifies the characteristics and preferences of four distinct market segments: people with disabilities who use fixed-route transit; people with disabilities who use paratransit; others who currently use paratransit; and people with disabilities who normally do not use transit. The Guidebook also provides step-by-step procedures for estimating demand, locating bus stops, training drivers, providing travel training for patrons, marketing services, and evaluating successes.

Use of Rear-facing Position for Common Wheelchairs on Transit Buses
Use of Rear-facing Position for Common Wheelchairs on Transit Buses

Author: Uwe Rutenberg

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 0309069734

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This synthesis will be of interest to transit agency staff and those who work with them in dealing with common wheelchair securement on transit buses. It offers information on existing programs in many countries and documents transit agency experiences for the benefit of others considering similar deployments, in particular with respect to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and to its use in U.S. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. The report describes the state of the practice with respect to the use of rearfacing position for accommodating common wheelchairs (as defined by the ADA) on large transit buses (more than 30,000 lb) and identifies pertinent issues related to its transferability to the U.S. context.