Resource guide for commingling ADA and non-ADA paratransit riders
By: Rosemary B. Gerty ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; Transit Cooperative Research Program; United States. Federal Transit Administration; Transit Development Corporation; TranSystems Corporation; KFH Group
Series: TCRP report -- 143; Report (Transit Cooperative Research Program) -- 143.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9780309155229
Subjects: Transportation; Paratransit services; People with disabilities; United States; Planning; Ridership
Description: TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 143: Resource Guide for Commingling ADA and Non-ADA Paratransit Riders is designed to help public transit agencies explore whether and how to commingle Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) paratransit and non-ADA paratransit riders.     The guide is designed to help practitioners define the purposes and objectives for commingling riders, identify potential capacity and funding, evaluate service compatibility, and consider primary service parameters.
Notes: At head of title: Transit Cooperative Research Program.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-103).

Also available online.

"Research sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Development Corporation."

Performed by TranSystems Corporation and the KFH Group under TCRP project no. B-34
Table of contents: title: Summary; title: Background; title: Section 1. Planning Decision Process; title: Section 2. Operations Decision Process; title: Section 3. Lessons Learned.