This document is a synthesis of the state of the practice by transit agencies in managing capacity on vehicles carrying customers with large items. Items covered in this TCRP Synthesis include wheelchairs; Segways, scooters, and other mobility aids; strollers; bicycles; luggage; and miscellaneous large items such as skis and dog carriers. The synthesis also includes a discussion of vehicle designs to accommodate these various large items. Information was collected through a literature review, an original survey of 42 transit agencies in the United States and Canada that achieved a 100% response rate; and interviews conducted with survey respondents who had a particular success, innovation, or experience that highlighted issues with large items. Among the surveyed agencies, service areas included very small communities and very large regions (from 15 to 3,350 square miles) and annual respondent ridership ranging from roughly 294,000 to 3.36 billion. Agencies included those with fleets of no more than six vehicles to more than 11,000 vehicles at peak operation.
Strollers, Carts, and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains. A Synthesis of Transit Practice. Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 88
2011
174 pages
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English