Transportation Services for People With Disabilities and Older Adults during a Pandemic and Other Emergencies: Lessons Learned during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The objective of this research is to present strategies for public transportation agencies, paratransit providers, human service transportation providers, emergency planners, and their partners to prepare for and be ready to operate transportation services for people with disabilities and older adults during major service disruptions such as a pandemic, natural disasters, and other emergencies. This research should draw on the lessons learned from diverse communities during the COVID-19 pandemic; provide examples of successful strategies; and present implementation methods that can be emulated.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $100000
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Contract Numbers:
Project J-11, Task 42
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Sponsor Organizations:
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Schwager, Dianne
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Performing Organizations:
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX United States 77843-3135 -
Principal Investigators:
Hansen, Todd
- Start Date: 20211201
- Expected Completion Date: 20230228
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged; COVID-19; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Equity (Justice); Lessons learned; Level of service; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Transportation disadvantaged persons
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01758962
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project J-11, Task 42
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Nov 23 2020 8:01PM