TCRP Research Results Digest 99:

Improving Mobility for Veterans

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Size: 96 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2011

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Jon E Burkhardt; Joohee Yum; Joseph M Rubino; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 99: Improving Mobility for Veterans mobility explores issues facing our veterans and illustrates some potential strategies for community transportation providers who are interested in enhancing mobility options for our veterans. ...
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Table of Contents	1-2	(skim)
Summary	3-9	(skim)
A Roadmap for this Report	10-10	(skim)
Key Facts Concerning Veterans	11-12	(skim)
Mobility Challenges Facing Veterans	13-15	(skim)
Veterans Health Care	16-19	(skim)
VA Transportation: A Brief Historical Overview	20-20	(skim)
Transportation Services that VHA Provides for Veterans	21-24	(skim)
VA Transportation Expenditures	25-26	(skim)
Recent Legislation and Activities	27-30	(skim)
Chapter 3 - Typical Transportation Options for Veterans	31-31	(skim)
Veterans Receive Services Via Nonprofit Veterans' Service Organizations	32-35	(skim)
VAMCs Contract with Transportation Vendors	36-36	(skim)
Veterans Use County-Provided Services	37-37	(skim)
Veterans Receive Services via Community-Based Organizations	38-38	(skim)
VAMCs Provide Transportation Information for Veterans	39-40	(skim)
Key Specific Cases	41-54	(skim)
Overall Observations	55-56	(skim)
Chapter 5 - Improving Veterans' Mobility: Strategies for Transportation Providers	57-57	(skim)
Misconceptions Concerning Veterans' Mobility and Their Transportation Services	58-59	(skim)
Strategies for Improving Veterans' Mobility	60-64	(skim)
Assessment Tools for Transportation Providers and Planners	65-68	(skim)
Summary	69-71	(skim)
An Important Precursor	72-72	(skim)
Conduct In-depth Case Studies	73-73	(skim)
Develop a Model Transportation Planning Process for Improving the Mobility of Veterans	74-74	(skim)
Assess Transportation Needs of Special Groups of Veterans	75-75	(skim)
Study Veterans' Transportation Programs in Other Countries	76-76	(skim)
Chapter 7 - Conclusion	77-78	(skim)
Bibliography	79-81	(skim)
Author Acknowledgments	82-82	(skim)
Appendix A - VHA's Beneficiary Travel Program: Frequently Asked Questions	83-94	(skim)
Appendix B - List of Acronyms	95-96	(skim)

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Improving Mobility for Veterans

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