Paratransit [electronic resource]: Report of the Fortieth Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 26th-27th January, 1978 /
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Paris : OECD Publishing,
1978.
This Round Table examined various forms of paratransit, and includes papers covering paratransit in general, and extended use of taxis, dial-a-ride systems, the dolmus, car pools, and transport services provided by employers in particular.
INTRODUCTORY REPORTS -- Introductory Report by H. Bovy and V. Krayanbuhl, Switzerland -- -Introduction -- Typology of paratransit systems -- Main characteristics of paratransit  -- Development of the paratransit sector -- Final comments -- Bibliography -- Extending the Use of Taxis as a Part of Urban Passenger Transport by A. Wirsching -- -Definitions -- Ways in which taxis may be more closedly integrated in the public passenger transport system -- Examples, evaluation and special aspects -- Conclusions -- Dial-A-Ride Systems in Great Britain by M. Grimmer, United Kingdom -- -The genesis of Dial-A-Ride in Great Britain -- Current objectives of DAR assessment -- Characteristics of the services and service areas -- Ridership of Dial-A-Ride in Great Britain -- Operation authorities -- Financial and operational performance -- Summary of conclusions and future outlook -- References -- The Dolmus by M. Orer, Y. Özden and M. Öxdirim, Turkey -- Car Pools as a Way of Utilising Reserves of Urban Passenger Transport Capacity by H. Zemlin, Germany -- -Definition -- Why car pools? -- Pros and cons of pooling -- Characteristics of car pools and of the people the belong to them -- Example of a successful car poor scheme -- Organisation of car pools -- Legal and institutional aspects -- Implementaton strategies -- Abstracts of relevant literature -- Transport Services Provided by Employers in France by C. Poulenat-Alballea, France -- SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS -- SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS --  --  -- 
This Round Table examined various forms of paratransit, and includes papers covering paratransit in general, and extended use of taxis, dial-a-ride systems, the dolmus, car pools, and transport services provided by employers in particular.
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