PARATRANSIT FOR THE WORK TRIP: COMMUTER RIDESHARING

The report develops an understanding of the nature of the various paratransit concepts, the results and impacts they have had, and what roles they might play in the future. The assessment of the experience of paratransit to-date is based on in-depth case studies of a number of services. The assessment of the state-of-the-art of paratransit traces the evolution of the concept for each market sector considered. Unlike the treatment of the individual paratransit experiences, this discussion is oriented towards an assessment of the forms to which paratransit has evolved, rather than a judgemental analysis of specific services. Finally, the report addresses possible future directions for paratransit. The aim is to explore the potential future roles and forms of paratransit, partly to aid in guiding its future development in the most effective directions. An emphasis is placed on trying to explore how various future factors will influence paratransit, as well as the way paratransit itself may impact future trends.