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Title	The Westport Connecticut Integrated Transit System : service and methods demonstration program
Record ID	12299
Personal Name Creator	Furniss Robert E.
Source	UMTA-CT-06-007-79-1
Corporate Creator	CACI, Inc.
Corporate Contributor	Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Research and Special Programs Administration (U. S. Department of Transportation)
Publication Date	19790700
Abstract	Report evaluates the implementation, operations and impacts of the Westport Transit District's demonstration grant to examine the feasibility of combining shared ride taxi service and other paratransit services with conventional bus services. Report covers the period November 1976-1979. The planned and actual project implementation is described, including important Federal litigation initiated against the project by one of the two local taxi operators. Also described is the integrated fleet management and vehicle deployment strategies utilized by the WTD to provide regular fixed route, supplemental fixed route,shared ride taxi, and special markets services. Arrangements for system integration in the areas of maintenance, marketing, public information, and fare structure are also discussed. The evaluation examines ridership markets, system productivity, service economics and community impacts.
TRT Terms	Taxi services ; Bus transit ; Demand responsive transportation ; Fares ; Marketing ; Level of service
General Subjects	shared-ride taxi
Classification	NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances
Geographical Coverage	Connecticut
OCLC	5968679
TRIS Online Accession No	00305900
Report Number	UMTA/TSC Project Evaluation Series
Resource type	Tech Report
URL	http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12200/12299/index.html
Format	PDF
Language:	English
Database	NTL Digital Repository

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