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... 5 CHAPTER TWO STATUS OF FLEXIBLE TRANSIT SERVICES Based on the completed surveys and later investigations, it was possible to confirm that 51 North American transit systems definitely operate flexible services. These systems are located in 20 states and 3 Canadian provinces.
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... 6 TABLE 1 (Continued) System Principal City Flexible Service Name Brief Description of Flexible Services Ottumwa Transit Authority (OTA)
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... 7 Route Deviation Point Deviation Demand-Responsive Connector No demand-responsive stop locations Demand-responsive stop locations Request Stops Flexible-Route Segments Zone Route T T 8:00 8:15 8:30 8:45 T Route terminus Scheduled bus stop Bus stop -- -served by request onlyTransfer point FIGURE 1 Flexible service types. TABLE 2 TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING EACH TYPE OF FLEXIBLE SERVICE Type of Flexible Service No.
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... 8 • Definitions are provided in clearly defined zones or bands around specific routes. For example, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)

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