Download or read book Taxicabs as Public Transit written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Taxicab written by Gorman Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors trace the evolution of the taxi from the early horse-drawn European vehicles to the futuristic paratransit" vehicles of today, relating the development of mass transit to the taxi and showing how both forms of transportation changed in response to alterations in city and urban life. They discuss the economics, innovative services, and future of the taxi and maintain that this service has the potential to alleviate some of the current problems of urban transportation." Originally published in 1982. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Download or read book Taxis as Public Transit written by Lyn Long and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Taxicabs as Public Transit written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Role of Taxicabs in Urban Transportation written by United States. Dept. of Transportation. Assistant Secretary for Policy, Plans and International Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Taxis the Public and Paratransit written by Multisystems, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Taxicab and Motorbus Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Taxicab in Transportation written by Transportation Systems Center. Office of Technology Sharing and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Potential for Flexicab Services Innovative Uses of Taxis and Jitneys for Public Transportation Final Report written by Roberta Remak and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shared Ride Taxi Services as Community Public Transit written by University of California, Irvine. Institute of Transportation Studies and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Case reviews of SRT implementation and operation in California.

Download or read book Proceedings of the Conference on Taxis as Public Transit September 7 9 1977 Irvine California written by Gordon J. Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Assessment of Options for Integrating Taxicabs Into an Urban Environment written by Ronald E. Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussions surrounding the inclusion of taxicabs into the planning process in urban areas have been ongoing since the oil crises of the 1970s. While there are some commonalities in the regulatory guidelines concerning taxicabs, most of the regulations vary from city to city. Such guidelines protect the public's safety and provide some consistency among the city's taxicab providers. In areas without public transit, taxicabs may be the only form of public transit available. The challenges facing many planners and public officials where there is a mix of public transit and taxicabs is the seamless integration of all available systems of transportation. When this integration is successful it creates a transportation network that reduces congestion and pollution, and ultimately improves regional mobility. This study examines the many ways taxicabs function in urban environments. The influences of the federal government and metropolitan planning organizations are critical for taxicabs to be successfully integrated into the urban transportation network. There are examples of taxicabs being subsidized by local governmental entities, and examples of unsubsidized situations. The principal focus will be to identify strategies for the inclusion of taxicabs in an urban environment. The city of Houston will serve as the specific model for local inclusion.

Download or read book The Role of Taxicabs in Urban Transportation written by Arthur L. Webster and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Transit written by Ken Kadar and published by Eric Engle. This book was released on 2009-08-22 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the problem of rural poverty from a transit perspective: lack of public transit in rural areas results in unemployment and underemployment and lower quality of health care leading to depression, alcoholism, and related social problems. One solution to the lack of rural transit is shared ride taxicabs and vans. The book describes existing rural transit ridesharing and proposes improvements thereto. This book is for rural community organizers.

Download or read book Taxis as Public Transit written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Taxicabs as Public Transit written by United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Taxicab as Public Transportation in Boston written by Andrew Blair Austin (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis investigates the taxicab and its role as a form of public transportation, using Boston's taxicab system as an opportunity to study the mode's function in the city as well as its relationship to other forms of transportation. In many American cities, the taxicab is an important but frequently overlooked public transportation mode, and it represents a significant opportunity to provide mobility in many places where conventional mass transit cannot do so in a cost-effective manner. Strict regulations guide taxicab operations in most cities, but relatively few exist to directly improve taxicab service or to enhance urban mobility. As a result, economic forces exert a primary influence on taxicab operations that does not necessarily produce socially optimal results. The central inquiry of this thesis is when and where the taxicab operates as a complement or a substitute to Boston's mass transit system, and which factors appear to affect its fulfillment of each role. I hypothesize that Boston's taxicabs provide better service in locations where transit is also available than in areas with little or no transit access, and I argue that this outcome is not optimal for a variety of reasons. I investigate taxicab activity in Boston by analyzing trip-level data recorded for Boston taxicabs during the past two years, mapping taxicab activity and specifying regression models that illuminate significant relationships between the taxicab, transit access, and other characteristics of the urban environment. I find evidence that the taxicab acts as both a mass transit substitute and complement in Boston, and that this tendency varies by transit line and time of day. I also use these models to infer the existence of unmet demand for taxicab service and suggest interventions to the Boston taxicab system that might better align its service distribution with demand.