Embracing Change in a Changing World -- Case Studies Applying New Paradigms for Rural and Small Urban Transit Service Delivery (2004) / Chapter Skim
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Yet during the 10 years of this phenomenal growth, federal transit funding for these areas did not change -- the areas were still considered rural. The societal changes have been rapid and dramatic, requiring the transit systems serving these areas to adapt to the new paradigms.
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4. Acting as Entrepreneurs The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well among some rural and small urban transit systems.
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Realizing that the traditional transit resources were too thin to adequately meet needs (similar to most rural transit sysGENERAL OVERVIEW tems) , management came up with new
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-- Based out of rural central Texas, this transit system metamorphosed from serving primarily remote senior centers to an 80-bus system providing true public transportation to nine rural counties and two separate small urban areas. The urbanized areas saw explosive growth, while the rest of the service area remained very rural.
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