In August 1976 the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a demonstration grant to the Westport Transit District (WTD) to examine the feasibility of combining shared-ride taxi service and other paratransit services with conventional bus services in Westport, Connecticut. This report describes the Westport, Connecticut, Service and Methods Demonstration Project involving integrated transit operations and paratransit services, and documents and assesses the implementation process associated with this demonstration. The report focuses on documenting and assessing the brokerage role performed by the WRD in implementing shared-ride services. The contents include a discussion of the institutional and operational elements involved in contracting with local taxi operators to provide shared-ride service. In addition, arrangements for system maintenance, marketing, and public information dissemination are described. Implications from the Westport pre-demonstration experience are potentially of interest and applicability to other locales.


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    Title :

    Pre-Demonstration Activities of the Westport Integrated Transit System. Service and Methods Demonstration Program


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    81 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English