Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities (2014) / Chapter Skim
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178 D1 Methodology for Evaluating Bus Stop and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Efforts D2 Methodology for Evaluating Fare Incentive Programs D3 Methodology for Assessing the Effectiveness of In-Person ADA Paratransit Eligibility Determination Processes, and the Use of Conditional and Trip-by-Trip Eligibility A p p e n d i x d Evaluation Methodologies
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evaluation Methodologies 179 Ridership Change At Improved Stops -- Riders With Disabilities Measure Analysis Method Data Sources Ridership change by riders using wheelchairs/scooters at stops receiving stop and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. While riders using wheelchairs/scooters are only a subset of riders with disabilities, stop/infrastructure improvements particularly benefit them.
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180 Strategy Guide to enable and promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by people with disabilities Cost Analysis: ADA Paratransit Costs Deferred with New Trips on Fixed Route by Riders with Disabilities Measure or Issue Analysis Method Data Sources Cost "savings" for ADA paratransit trips now on fixed route. If new fixed-route trips at the improved stops by riders using wheelchairs/scooters replace trips that would otherwise be taken on ADA paratransit, costs for ADA paratransit are deferred.
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evaluation Methodologies 181 Cost Analysis: Fare Incentive Programs Measure or Issue Analysis Method Data Source Cost per paratransit trip. (Total annual operating and amortized capital costs)
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182 Strategy Guide to enable and promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by people with disabilities Measure or Issue Analysis Method Data Sources 1. Effectiveness of process in explaining ADA paratransit eligibility Record the number of general information calls received regarding ADA paratransit service and the number of application packets sent in response to these calls.
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evaluation Methodologies 183 7. Number of trips taken by riders who are conditionally eligible, and trip-making rate Same analysis as above for conditionally eligible riders.
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184 Strategy Guide to enable and promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by people with disabilities 5. Annual savings resulting from a more thorough process in general ((Rpre – Ract)
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)
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