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Starting and Growing Rural Vanpool Programs. Rural Coming and Going. America Before the Industrial Revolution The “Stay Put Agrarian Society” Moving Goods Not People. Industrial and Post Industrial America. Moving People “one way” trips to Urban America Commuting Based on Financial Need
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Rural Coming and Going • America Before the Industrial Revolution • The “Stay Put Agrarian Society” • Moving Goods Not People
Industrial and Post Industrial America • Moving People “one way” trips to Urban America • Commuting Based on Financial Need • The Automobile
Traditional Rural Transit • The Coach Road • The Railroad • The Interurban and Inter City Bus
New Forms of Rural Mobility • Human Service Transportation • Ride Sharing • Rural Public Transportation
The Economic Challenge • The “Great Recession” and its challenge to Mobility Investment • The two sides of America’s Energy Future
Connectivity and the Return to Work • People returning to work will require flexible mobility options • Returning to work must be environmentally sensitive • Mobility must be price sensitive • Employers must participate
VAN POOLS • A fast track way to increase capacity • A tool to create cost effective mobility • An environmentally friendly solution • A public, a non-profit, a for profit solution