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Cost-Effective Accessible Transportation Alternatives in Rural Areas: Examples from the US

Cost-Effective Accessible Transportation Alternatives in Rural Areas: Examples from the US. Transed 2012 Delhi, India September 17-21, 2012 . Rural Transportation in the U.S. 40% of Rural Counties Have No Public Transportation 21% of Population in Rural Areas

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Cost-Effective Accessible Transportation Alternatives in Rural Areas: Examples from the US

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  1. Cost-Effective Accessible Transportation Alternatives in Rural Areas: Examples from the US Transed 2012 Delhi, India September 17-21, 2012

  2. Rural Transportation in the U.S. • 40% of Rural Counties Have No Public Transportation • 21% of Population in Rural Areas • 5% of Federal Transit Funding to Rural Areas

  3. Transportation Experiences

  4. Impacts on Employment

  5. Service Provider Issues • Limited Funding • High Cost of Service • Long distances • Low population densities • Limited Number of Accessible Vehicles • Driver Training Capacity and Materials

  6. Innovative Service Designs Lake Transit (CA) Route Deviation • 7 regional routes • Deviate up to 1 mile • $1.25 fare • $0.75 surcharge for deviations • 60,000 population • 180,000 trips per year • 5.87 trips/hr (dev. rtes) 3.0 trips/hr pure DR

  7. Innovative Service Designs PRTC (VA) Route Dev. & Request Stop • Limited Number of Request Stops (guaranteed) • Deviations in Defined Areas (if possible) • 14 trips/hr. • 12% of trips include deviation

  8. Innovative Service Designs LINK Transit (WA) Zone Routes • Intercity Routes (Up to 50 Miles) • Supplemental Paratransit • PT Vehicles Operates in DR Mode Along Corridor • Time Points Along Corridor Advertised to Riders

  9. Paratransit “Schedule”

  10. Effectiveness of Flex-Route Services 2012 Survey of 674 Transit Agencies • 146 Responses Re: Flex-Route Service • 44 Incorporate Flex-Route Concept in Routes • 21 Support Local Communities That Operate Flex-Routes • 62% Rated as Effective

  11. Rider Issues • Limited Trip Purposes (Medical) • Client-Only Transportation • Limited Days and Hours of Service (Little Evening and Weekend Service) • Lack of Information About Services

  12. Voucher Programs • Provide Individuals with Vouchers to Use Local Services • Can Define Eligibility and Number of Vouchers to Match Needs and Available Funding • Can Include Volunteers • Allow Riders to Choose Provider (“Self-Directed”) • Model Developed By Assn. of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) – “Traveler’s Cheque” Program

  13. Report Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA), “Transportation Services for People with Disabilities in Rural and Small Urban Communities.” www.projectaction.org/ ResourcesPublications

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