Using Public Transportation to Reduce the Economic, Social and Human Costs of Personal Immobility (1998) / Chapter Skim
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There is a need to define and measure the economic, social, and human costs of personal immobility and to identify public transportation services that will help reduce such costs. For the purposes of this project, the public transportation system is broadly defined to include publicly operated rail, bus, and light rail systems; school bus systems, social service agency transportation; paratransit; jitneys; private bus systems; and taxicabs.
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Chapter 2: Immobility Issues This chapter discusses who the transportation disadvantaged are, key barriers to improving mobility, and six significant public policy efforts that have been used to address the barriers to mobility: basic transit services; reverse commute services, demand responsive services, fare subsidy programs, livable communities, and social services coordination. Chapter 3: KeY Research Finclings Eight key findings are described, based on the case studies and compendium resulting from this research.
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