10 articles found in ‘Public Transportation’ Category
Spotlight on NADTC’s 2020 Innovations in Accessible Mobility Grantees
Comments OffThis blog was written by Caitlin Musselman, Senior Communications Associate at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). Learn how 10 communities across the country are working to implement innovative projects that will remove barriers to transportation and expand mobility options for older adults and people with disabilities. Local public transportation is a critical…
White Canes, Buses, Trains and Automobiles: Factors that Limit the Mobility of Older Adults with Vision Loss
Comments OffThank you to AFB guest bloggers Neva Fairchild, National Aging and Vision Loss Specialist, and Pris Rogers, Special Advisor on Aging and Vision Loss. Professionals in the transportation field understand that transportation should be individually customized so that people have a variety of choices to meet different needs. I might take a bus to one place,…
Demand Response Data Access & Communications Choices
Comments OffThank you to guest blogger Steve Yaffe for writing this blog on factors that influence our decision when procuring technology for scheduling and dispatch for transit agencies. This blog is a continuation of the Technology for Demand Response Transportation series. This blog delves into choices we face when procuring technology for scheduling and dispatch. Key issues in…
Act Now! The Census and Transportation
Comments OffThis blog is provided by Carrie Diamond, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist for the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center. If you have questions or comments, Carrie can be reached at cdiamond@easterseals.com According to the U.S. Constitution, the population of the country must be counted every 10 years. The last census was completed in…
Proceedings of a Workshop – Ushering in an Era of New Mobility: People, Community and Technology
Comments OffThe following is the last in a series of seven blogs on demand response transportation design and operations from guest blogger Steve Yaffe. In this last blog of the series, the need for transactional data specifications to efficiently provide demand response transportation. Many older adults and people with disabilities have difficulty in reaching medical appointments,…
Procuring Technology for Computer-Aided Scheduling & Dispatch
Comments OffThe following is the fourth in a series of blogs on demand response transportation design and operations from guest blogger Steve Yaffe. This blog focuses on the stages of procuring technology for scheduling demand response transit. Based on experience scheduling demand response transit manually and with software, pleased be assured that using technology is the…
Components of an RFP
Comments OffThe following is the fifth in a series of blogs on demand response transportation design and operations from guest blogger Steve Yaffe. In this blog, will discuss using a Request for Proposals (RFP) a method for procuring transit technology. As discussed in my previous blog, a Request for Proposals (RFP) is the preferred…
Demand Response Transit Technology Specifications
Comments OffThe following is the sixth in a series of blogs on demand response transportation design and operations from guest blogger Steve Yaffe. This blog highlights how to prepare a Request for Proposals in procuring transit technology. The technologies requested in a RFP Scope has to be scaled in two directions: the functionalities needed and…
Scheduling Agency-Sponsored Rides
Comments OffThe following is the third in a series of blogs on demand response transportation design and operations from guest blogger Steve Yaffe. This blog highlights the importance of an efficient transit scheduling system. Efficient and effective scheduling enables the transportation provider to stay within budget while maintaining the loyalty of funding agencies. While efficient scheduling…
Cost Allocation Among Funding Agencies
Comments OffIn our last NADTC blog , guest blogger Steve Yaffe discussed how more paratransit rides can be provided within budgetary limitations if paratransit operations and accounting are structured as a shared service, with costs proportionately allocated to each funding source. In this second blog of the series, we continue to look at paratransit cost-allocation, with a specific focus on how…