Integration of Paratransit and Fixed-Route Transit Services (2008) / Chapter Skim
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The region has a population more than 2 million. Custom Transit provides approximately 1.1 million annual trips, and has an overall productivity of 2.1 trips per revenue hour.
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• Only one-third of the 3B riders' trip requests resulted in feeder service. Demand Responsive/Point Deviation Connector Service: Bus Plus Mid-County Bus Plus Mid-County is a general public demand response service that has been in operation since 2003 and serves an area not well served by fixed-route transit.
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This compares with $4.50 per trip on fixed route and $34.00 on paratransit. UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Feeder Service Consistent with the heavy emphasis on inclusionary transportation services, UTA has taken a number of steps to support its mandatory feeder service.
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Transfers to fixed-route services are free. Paratransit productivity is 1.95 passengers per revenue hour.
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1 Zone -- $1.00, 2 Zones -- $1.30, 3 Zones -- $1.60. Demand Responsive Connector: Airport Corridor Transportation Association Employer Shuttles, ACTA "Just in Time" Rides These are two types of free-fare shuttles located in Pittsburgh's western suburbs that are primarily geared toward commuters and students, but include a proportion of people with disabilities and were designed with the disability community in mind.
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23 FIGURE 5 Sample brochure of community bus service in Broward Country.
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Some of these shuttles also provide connections to fixed-route transit stops, thus serving as Connectors or feeder service. To date, Ride Connection and TriMet have jointly created six community shuttles, of which four are consistent with the definition of integrated services: • King City Shuttle (Figure 6)
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25 with disabilities and low-income individuals to employmentrelated destinations including college and workshops. This is also a driver training program for individuals to gain employment skills as drivers, dispatchers, and office support staff.
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The feeder program has led to a reduction in the number of revenue miles, even though the number of feeder trips in 2007 was only 404 out of approximately 69,000 ADA paratransit ridership. The program appears to discourage paratransit usage, as some of those who have been offered feeder service have refused and found other alternatives.
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The Transit Host program was designed to address this need by stationing a staff member at the Eugene Transit Station to assist people with disabilities making their transfers. Without the Transit Host program, LTD estimates that 75% of those with travel training alone would not be able to use the fixed-route system.
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