Author: Public Technology, incPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Integration of Para-transit with Conventional Transit Systems
Author: Public Technology, incPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Paratransit
Author: Corinne MulleyPublisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1786352257
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Recent technological advances have made feasible new and improved approaches for organizing and delivering local passenger transportation. This book draws on a selection of papers presented at the International Paratransit Conference in Monterey in October 2014 to capture these exciting developments.
Education and training information exchange
Author: Transportation Planning and Impact Forecasting Tools
Author: Public Technology, incPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Transportation Needs Summary
Author: Public Technology, incPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped Persons
Author: Public Technology, incPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Education and Training Information Exchange Bulletin
Author: National Highway Institute (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Paratransit in African Cities
Author: Roger BehrensPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317910109
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Public transport systems in contemporary Sub-Saharan African cities are heavily reliant upon paratransit services. These services are defined as informal transportation which operates between the public and individual private spheres. In Africa paratransit is characterized by low quality of vehicles and chaotic management but it also provides cheap, accessible and flexible transport solutions for the urban poor. It is typically poorly regulated and operates as a set of informal businesses. A common result of weak public sector regulation and a fare strategy in which owners claim a fixed daily revenue target and drivers who keep the variable balance as income, is destructive competition and poor quality of service. There is an incontrovertible case for improving the quality, reliability and coverage of public transport systems, and some city governments have attempted to do so by initiating reform projects that envisage the phased replacement of paratransit operations with formalised bus rapid transit systems. In this book the authors argue that there are, however, path dependencies and constraints that limit the possible extent of public transport system reform. Paratransit operations also have some inherent advantages with respect to demand responsiveness and service innovation. Attempts to eradicate paratransit may be neither pragmatic nor strategic. Two future scenarios are likely: hybrid systems comprised of both paratransit and formally planned modes; and systems improved by upgrades and strengthened regulation of existing paratransit services. The business strategies and aspirations of incumbent paratransit operators in three case cities – Cape Town, Dar es Salaam and Nairobi – are discussed, as well as their attitudes towards emerging public transport reform projects. International experiences of hybrid system regulation and paratransit business development are reviewed in order to explore policy options. The authors contend that policies recognising paratransit operators, and seeking contextually appropriate complementarity with formalised planned services, will produce greater benefits than policies ignoring their continued existence.
Urban Mass Transportation Abstracts
Author: Metropolitan Transit in the 1980s
Author: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental RelationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description