There are also over 1,100 rural transit providers in America. Rural transit providers vary widely in size, creating problems of efficiency in areas with small and fragmented services. In the rural transit areas of the United States, there are 30 million rural elderly, working poor, and people with disabilities. Rural transit ridership reflects service to the mobility impaired much more than urban transit.
Rural areas have a unique set of transportation characteristics.
These areas typically have long travel distances, limited transit service, low traffic volumes, travelers unfamiliar with the surroundings and rugged terrain. This plan covers the Federal government's role in developing and fostering the application of ITS in rural areas. Commercial Vehicle Operations. Transit ITS technologies can link transit systems together to improve the overall delivery of transit services in a rural area. Transportation information must be intermodal.