Publications and Resources

Publications

Newsletters

Community Transportation E-news is a periodic electronic newsletter with the latest research, published reports, and information on community transportation services.
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Reports

The Transportation Needs of Seniors

Rania Wasfi and David Levinson, 2006
Report no. CTS 07-01
PDF (4.6 MB, 195 pp.)

The Transportation Needs of People with Developmental Disabilities

Rania Wasfi and David Levinson, 2006
Report no. 07-02
PDF (2.1 MB, 97 pp.)

An Exploratory Survey of Potential Community Transportation Providers and Users

Gary Barnes and Heather Dolphin, 2006
Report no. CTS 06-08
PDF (160 KB, 48 pp.)

Using ITS to Better Serve Diverse Populations

Frank Douma, 2004
Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-42

Improving Transportation Services for Disadvantaged Populations

Gary Barnes, 2003
FTA-MN-26-7004
PDF (1.3 MB, 109 pp.)

Specialized Transit and Elderly, Disabled, and Families in Poverty Populations

Dawn Spanhake, 2001
Report no. CTS 01-03B

Brochures

Getting There Safely: Insurance and Liability Information

Information for volunteer drivers published by the Minnesota Board on Aging and the Minnesota Departments of Human Services, Commerce, and Transportation.
Download Brochure (168 KB PDF)

Conference Proceedings

Second Conference on Community-Based Transportation: Designing a System for Minnesota

Oct. 1, 2003. Applying University of Minnesota research to the problems of improving access to transportation systems.
PDF (714 KB, 8 pp.)

Conference on Community-Based Transportation: Improving Access for the Transportation-Disadvantaged

Oct. 2, 2001. Conference designed to raise awareness of transportation barriers and their impact on self-sufficiency.
PDF (95 KB, 8 pp.)

Other Resources

TCRP publications

The federal Transit Cooperative Research Program, administered by the Transportation Research Board, provides practical transit research to address technical and operational issues. You may view cooperative research program publications online. The following are selected TCRP publications focusing on community transportation, with associated reference information, from the TRB Web site:

• Improving Public Transit Options for Older Persons (TCRP Report 82)
• Guidebook for Developing Welfare-to-Work Transportation Services (TCRP Report 64)
• Communicating with Persons with Disabilities in a Multimodal Transit Environment (TCRP Report 37)
• Guidelines for Enhancing Suburban Mobility Using Public Transportation (TCRP Report 55)
• New Paradigms for Local Public Transportation Organizations (TCRP Report 53)
• Using Public Transportation to Reduce the Economic, Social, and Human Costs of Personal Immobility (TCRP Report 49)
• Innovations in Bus, Rail, and Specialized Transit Operations in Latin America (TCRP Research Results Digest 70)
• Electronic Business Strategies for Public Transportation Volume 6, Strategies to Expand and Improve Deployment of ITS in Rural Transit Systems (TCRP Report 84)
• Strategic Planning and Management in Transit Agencies (TCRP Synthesis 59)
• Evaluation of Recent Ridership Increases (TCRP Research Results Digest 69)
• Parking Pricing and Fees—Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes (TCRP Report 95: Chapter 13)
• Emergency Response Procedures for Natural Gas Transit Vehicles (TCRP Synthesis 58)

Web Links

• Arrive Minnesota
• Center for Transportation Studies
• Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida
• Community Transportation Association of America
• Conferences on Community Transportation Proceedings
• DARTS
• Federal Transit Administration
• Greater Twin Cities United Way
• Hennepin County
• Metropolitan Council
• Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Transit
• United We Ride
• University of Minnesota State and Local Policy Program Community-based Transportation Research