Sharing the Costs of Human Services Transportation (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Transit systems may set limits on the minimum and maximum advance reservation times before the requested trip. Advance trip reservations allow the scheduler/dispatcher to identify ridesharing opportunities and assign rides to vehicles for the most efficient service delivery.
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The ADA is very specific in what constitutes equivalent service and what kinds of persons must be provided with this service. A plan describing the service which documents the planning process must be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration regional office and updated annually.
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In areas where demand for travel follows certain patterns routinely, but the demand for these patterns is not high enough to warrant a fixed route, service options such as checkpoint service, point deviation, route deviation, service routes, or subscription service might be the answer. These are all examples of flexible routing and schedules, and each may help the transit system make its demand-responsive services more efficient while still maintaining much of the flexibility of demand responsiveness.
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Like connector service, feeder service is service in which a transfer to or from another transit system, such as an intercity bus route, is the focal point or primary destination. An example of this is service provided under the Greyhound Rural Connector program: local transit providers operate service which brings people to and from the Greyhound station.
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Paratransit services that are provided to accommodate passengers with disabilities who are unable to use fixed route service and that meet specific service equivalency tests are called ADA complementary paratransit services. 46 Sharing the Costs of Human Services Transportation
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Radial Network: A public transit route service pattern in which most routes converge into and diverge from a central transfer point or hub, like the spokes of a wheel. If the routes are timed to arrive and depart at the same time, it is called a pulse system.
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Shared ride taxi service is a way of using taxicabs for paratransit service. Shuttle Service: Shuttle service refers to fixed route service that connects only a small number of fixed stops and operates at a high frequency (or short headways)
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Related terms include public transit, mass transit, public transportation, urban transit, and paratransit. Transit Dependent: Persons who must rely on public transit or paratransit services for most of their transportation.
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are able to purchase vouchers for transportation services at a portion of their worth. The users may then use the vouchers to purchase transportation from any participating provider; the vouchers are redeemed by the provider at full value and the provider is reimbursed by the funding agency for the full value.
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Federal Legislation and Programs Access Board: Common name for the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, an independent federal agency whose mission is to develop guidelines for accessible facilities and services and to provide technical assistance to help public and private entities understand and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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: A federal law that requires public facilities, including transportation services, to be fully accessible for persons with disabilities. ADA also requires the provision of complementary or supplemental paratransit services in areas where fixed route transit service is operated.
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Circulars from FTA: The Federal Transit Administration publishes and updates Circulars to communicate funding program requirements. Contract Authority: A form of budget authority that permits obligations to be made in advance of appropriations.
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ISTEA also requires comprehensive regional long-range transportation plans extending to the year 2015 and places an increased emphasis on public participation and transportation alternatives. Limitation on Obligations: Any action or inaction by an officer or employee of the United States that limits the amount of federal assistance that may be obligated during a specified time period.
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Total funding authorized in this surface transportation bill is $284.6 billion. Section 5307 Program: A Federal Transit Administration program that provides funding for public transportation services in urban areas with populations between 50,000 and 200,000.
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Surface Transportation Program: A new categorical funding program created with the ISTEA. Funds may be used for a wide variety of purposes, including roadway construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation; roadway operational improvements; capital costs for transit projects; highway and transit safety improvements; bicycle and pedestrian facilities; scenic and historical transportation facilities; and preservation of abandoned transportation corridors.
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: The federal department responsible for overseeing a wide variety of human services programs that protect the health of all citizens and providing essential human services. Specific programs include those administered through AoA, Head Start, Medicaid, and other agencies.
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Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration. Statewide Transportation Planning and Metropolitan Transportation Planning Regulations.
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