Federal Transit Administration, Rural Transit Assistance Program discusses issues unique to older American Indians, sovereignty, funding, best practices, coordination, computerization and economic growth.
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Citation: Hensley-Quinn M and Shawn K. American Indian Transportation: Issues and Successful Models. Washington, DC. 1994.
Focuses on the challenges of developing a national public transportation action plan and highlights the efforts of several transportation systems in cities such as Charlotte, NC, Ann Arbor, MI, Peoria, IL, and Eugene, OR.
Citation: American Public Transportation Association. Benefits of Public Transportation: Expanding the Transportation Options in an Aging Society. Washington, DC. 2010.
Senior transportation needs, challenges, volunteers, exemplary practices.
Citation: Kerschner H. Door thru Door Transportation—An Important Component of Dementia-Friendly Supportive Transportation. Transportation Research Board, Human Factors Workshop #138: "Community Mobility and Supportive Transportation: Special Considerations for Dementia and Other Functional Impairments among Older Drivers." 2006.
Lack of knowledge about public transit and other transportation resources, isolation of elders, lack of outreach to these communities, shared and unique challenges among culturally and ethnically diverse groups. National Coalition on Mobility Needs of Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Elders submitted recommendations on regulatory and policy change, data collection and research, local coordination of transportation, funding, training, and dissemination for the National Center on Senior Transportation, aging and transportation services networks, and community-based organizations.
Citation: National Center on Senior Transportation. Everyone Rides: Transportation Access for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Elders. Washington, DC. Easter Seals, Inc. Accessed 2010.
UK Department of Transport site with information related to infrastructure needs for wheelchair and scooter users, standards for transport, and safety considerations.
Citation: Department for Transport. Get Wheelchair Wise: A Wheelchair User's Guide to Public Transport. London, UK, 2010.
A look at the transportation disadvantaged, their needs, and technologies to improve human services transportation. Examples of useful practices and technologies from Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, Cape Cod, MA; Flint Mass Transportation Authority; Ventura County Transportation Commission, Ventura, CA; and TriMet, a municipal corporation providing public transportation for counties in the Portland, OR, metropolitan area.
Citation: ITS Applications for Coordinating and Improving Human Services Transportation, Improving Service for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Washington, DC. US Department of Transportation. 2006.
Overview of ways to galvanize community support, track program data, and present outcomes. The STPs Mobilizer Project is a partnership initiative of the Beverly Foundation and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Citation: Beverly Foundation. PasRide: A Pilot Low Cost Low Maintenance STPs, Part 2. Pilot Implementation, White Paper 3.2. Pasadena, CA. Beverly Foundation in partnership with the American Public Transportation Association. 2003.
STPs Mobilizer Project is a partnership initiative of the Beverly Foundation and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Pasadena Area Seniors Ride offers travel reimbursement for volunteer friends serving as drivers. Includes risk management plan (liability, exposure, coverage) and a “senior friendliness” evaluation study and calculator for public and paratransit services.
Citation: Beverly Foundation. PasRide: A Pilot Low Cost/Low Maintenance STPs, Part I, Program Planning. White Paper 3.1. Pasadena, CA. Beverly Foundation in partnership with the American Public Transportation Association. 2003.
Survey of 88 public transit companies in US. Conducted in partnership with the American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC. Case studies from Silver STAR Transportation Solutions (NV), Flex Routes for Seniors (CA), Community Shopping Bus ( MI), Transit Coordination in Rural America (SC), Ambassador Volunteers (FL), Volunteer Train Host (NC), Community Service Volunteers (FL), Connecting Rides (OR), Partnership for Access (WA), Field Trip Travel Orientation (CA), Senior Mobility Research (VA), and Service Consolidation ( CA).
Citation: Beverly Foundation. Public Transit Survey Report. Pasadena,CA. Beverly Foundation in partnership with the American Public Transportation Association. 2007.
Britain’s first accessibility strategy to address the needs of persons with disabilities. Policy and legislation background, major providers, and critical success factors to improve information, ticketing, and assistance; station accessibility; and education for riders.
Citation: Railways for All Mobility and Inclusion Unit. Railways for All: The Accessibility Strategy for Great Britain’s Railways. Department for Transport, Crown Copyright, London, UK. 2006.