TRANSPORTATION AND THE DISADVANTAGED

This book is about the transportation problems faced by the disadvantaged: the poor, the young, the aged, and the handicapped. These groups are transportation-disadvantaged primarily because they number amongst them the greatest incidence of autoless individuals. Their transportation problems are identified and analyzed within the context of an automobile-oriented society. The purpose of this book is to bring together the body of knowledge relative to the transportation problems of the disadvantaged. The consequences of a lack of transportation are examined relative to their effects on the groups affected. Transportation improvements are evaluated in terms of measurable impacts on specific goals and planning objectives. For the poor, an analytical model has been developed which permits the evaluation of economic benefits and costs of transportation improvements for an important component of this segment of the population. Current transportation planning methodology and criteria are reviewed and recommendations for improving the transportation planning process at the local level are provided. The material assembled to write this book comes from a wide range of sources, and represents typical examples of problems and solutions attempted in many areas of the United States. This book presents the issues of transportation problems of the disadvantaged in a manner which makes the material of interest to the general public and useful to the professional interested in planning and transportation. /Author/