Insights from Global South paratransit services for applications to microtransit in California
This research will summarize for policymakers and transportation planners the literature on jitney/paratransit services in the developing world and possible strategies for adapting elements of existing models to the California context. In addition, the white paper will leverage the research team's network of colleagues in Southeast Asia and South Africa to include a diversity of perspectives and cutting-edge research from countries where jitney services account for a large part of the transportation system. The deliverable will be a white paper that summarizes common elements of jitney services in developing countries, past experiments in the United States, how past experiments inform potential policy transfers, and how transportation innovations can facilitate the implementation of microtransit in the California context.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Programmed
- Funding: $25000
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Contract Numbers:
69A3552348309
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
METRANS Transportation Consortium
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA United States -
Project Managers:
Hong, Jennifer
Bruner, Britain
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Principal Investigators:
Comandon, Andre
- Start Date: 20250101
- Expected Completion Date: 20260515
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Jitney service; Jitneys; Paratransit services
- Geographic Terms: California
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01927774
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center
- Contract Numbers: 69A3552348309
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Aug 22 2024 3:08PM