TCRP Synthesis 88:

Strollers, Carts, and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains

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Size: 174 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2011

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Gail Murray; Joey M Goldman; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 88: Strollers, Carts, and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains documents the state of the practice of transit agencies managing capacity on vehicles carrying customers with large items. The synthesis also includes ...
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Front Matter	i-x
Summary	1-4	(skim)
Methodology	5-5	(skim)
Organization of Report	6-6	(skim)
CHAPTER TWO - Characteristics of Surveyed Transit Agencies	7-10	(skim)
Agency Operations	11-15	(skim)
Literature Review on Wheelchairs and Wheelchair Accommodation Policies	16-17	(skim)
Survey Results	18-20	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: TriMet, Portland, Oregon - Revisiting Wheelchair Policies	21-22	(skim)
Literature Review on Segways, Scooters, and Other Mobility Devices and Accommodation Policies	23-23	(skim)
Survey Results	24-27	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: Metro Transit, Madison, Wisconsin - Learning Safe Operation of a Segway from a User	28-29	(skim)
Literature Review on Strollers and Stroller Accommodation Policies	30-32	(skim)
Survey Results	33-35	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: Tri Delta Transit, Antioch, California - Creating Space on Buses for Strollers	36-37	(skim)
Literature Review on Bicycles and Bicycle Accommodation Policies	38-40	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: King County Metro, Seattle - Three-Position Bike Racks	41-41	(skim)
Survey Results	42-45	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: BART, San Francisco Bay Area - Innovations for Bicycle Access on Rail	46-47	(skim)
Literature Review on Luggage, Carts, and Other Large Items and Accommodation Policies	48-49	(skim)
Survey Results	50-52	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: RoadRUNNER Transit, Las Cruces, New Mexico - A Different Way to Define Large Items	53-53	(skim)
General Large Items and Transport Aids (Strollers, Bicycles, Luggage, etc.) on Paratransit	54-54	(skim)
Other Large Items	55-56	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: Marble Valley Regional Transit District, Rutland, Vermont - Accommodating Skis and Snowboards, Suitcases and Pets	57-57	(skim)
Literature Review on Vehicle Design	58-59	(skim)
Survey Results	60-61	(skim)
Survey Responses	62-68	(skim)
One Agency's Experience: OC Transpo, Ottawa, Ontario - Developing, Refining, and Enforcing Policies, and Public Outcry	69-70	(skim)
Strollers	71-71	(skim)
Carts, Parcels, and Other Items	72-73	(skim)
REFERENCES	74-76	(skim)
APPENDIX A - Survey Questionnaire	77-122	(skim)
APPENDIX B - List of Participating Agencies	123-124	(skim)
APPENDIX C - Summary Tables of Agency Policies	125-132	(skim)
APPENDIX D - Sample Policies	133-164	(skim)

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 88: Strollers, Carts, and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains documents the state of the practice of transit agencies managing capacity on vehicles carrying customers with large items. The synthesis also includes a discussion of vehicle designs to accommodate these various large items.

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Strollers, Carts, and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains

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