TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
In today's automobile-dependent society, the
"disadvantaged" might be defined as those who suffer transportation engineering disadvantage because they do not have the use of an automobile. These would
include children and youth too young to drive, those who can not afford an
automobile, the nondriving, the physically handicapped and disabled, and some
but not all of the elderly. Another definition might classify the
disadvantaged as those who make fewer trips than seem desirable for their
well-being.
With only a few exceptions,
transportation for the disadvantaged has not until recently been considered as
a responsibility of either government or the public transportation engineering system.
Rather, these persons did not travel as much or were transported in some other
manner. Today, however, transportation is one facet of a variety of
governmental programs to provide special services of many sorts to the
disadvantaged.
A classic example of the complexities
in programs to help the disadvantaged occurred in Los Angeles. There was a
large number of unemployed in the Watts area southeast of the city center. Job
opportunities for them centered at the airport, which was located to the
southwest. Bus. service was radial, so getting to and from the airport involved
two bus trips and waiting between them. To stimulate employment, a direct bus
route from Watts to the airport was set up. It flourished for a short while.
However, many of the bus users soon purchased automobiles and bus patronage
fell drastically. In the broader sense of providing employment this transit
experiment was a success; but it could be classified as a failure in developing
and maintaining transit use.
Title Post: TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
Rating: 100% based on 99998 ratings. 5 user reviews.
Author: aditya
Rating: 100% based on 99998 ratings. 5 user reviews.
Author: aditya
.jpg)
0 comments
Post a Comment