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- ISBN 9780275957254
- Publication Date: 14 Jan 1997
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Paratransit challenges the conventional approach to public transport in the United States, which depends on fixed-route, fixed-schedule, publicly owned or regulated systems such as buses and trains. Paratransit is a type of service which relies on small vehicles which are frequently privately owned and operated, and which may not work on a schedule. The various options concerning service types, market niches, and effectiveness are discussed, along with the future of paratransit. Case studies describe paratransit systems in the U.S. and other places, and the interaction of paratransit with more traditional systems.
ROBERT CERVERO is a Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California-Berkeley. Dr. Cervero has published three books and many journal articles concerned with public transport, and has frequently served as a consultant in this area.
