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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 140: A Guide for Planning and Operating Flexible Public Transportation Services explores the types of flexible transportation service strategies that are potentially appropriate for small, medium, and large urban and rural transit agencies. The guide examines financial and political realities, operational issues, and institutional mechanisms related to implementing and sustaining flexible transportation services.

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• Appendix A: Flexible Public Transportation Survey Respondents

• Appendix B: Summary of Flexible Public Transportation Survey Responses

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. A Guide for Planning and Operating Flexible Public Transportation Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22943.

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8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22943
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Front Matter i-vi
Summary 1-3
Chapter 1 - Basic Concepts of Flexible Public Transportation Service 4-18
Chapter 2 - Framework/Decision Matrix for Considering Flexible Public Transportation Service 19-30
Chapter 3 - Implementing New Flexible Public Transportation Services 31-41
Chapter 4 - Best Practices of Successful Flexible Public Transportation Services 42-87
References 88-88
Unpublished Material 89-89

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