Rural Transportation

Rural Transportation
Title	Description
Intercity Bus Feeder Project Program Analysis Fravel, Federic D.; Hayes, Elisabeth R., and Hosen, Kenneth I; 1990 Call Number: HE316.RT Pub 1990	The Greyhound Rural connection Program (RCP), together with Intercity Bus Feeder Project (IBFP) of the Community Transportation Association Of America (CTAA), have been created to design and implement a means of linking existing rural public transportation services with those of the intercity carriers.
National Trends in the Urban Mass Transportation Administration's State Rural Transit Assistance Programs: The Benchmark Report UMTA; 1989. Call Number: HE316.RT-Pub 1989	This report provides a snapshot of the UMTA RTAP state programs as of the summer/fall of 1989 and is a benchmark for future analysis of UMTARTAP. Its contents are based on information collected through a survey of UMTA RTAP state programs. The report should assist states in information exchange on RTAP state activities and provide some initial information to UMTA and the Congress on the benefits and effectiveness of RTAP.
Successes, Products, Services and Contacts: Rural Transit Assistance Program at Work American Public Works Association; 1994 Call Number: HE316.RT-Pub 1994	This report presents the findings from the state programs that participated in the 1995 Rural Transit Assistance Program Monitoring Survey. The survey effort has two major purposes: 1) to gather information about state RTAP organizations and their levels of service measured in program activity, including the numbers of transportation professionals who have been services and/or trained; and 2) to identify exemplary state technical assistance activities and services that can be replicated in other states and shared.
Status Report on Public Transportation in Rural America, 1994 Tucker, George Community Transportation Association of America; 1994 Call Number: HE316.RT-Pub 1994	This Status Report on Public Transportation in rural America, 1994 reports the findings of a nationwide study of transit systems funded under Section 18 of the Federal Transit Act. Its principal purposes were: to identify the current population being served in rural areas; to identify the number and characteristics of local transit agencies providing services in rural areas; and to assess the unserved needs and populations in rural areas of the US.
TCRP Report 06: Users' Manual for Assessing Service-Delivery Systems for Rural Passenger Transportation Burkhardt, Jon and Hamby, Beth; 1995 Call Number: HE316.RT-Pub 1995	This manual of recommended methods was developed using these data. The manual includes methods to decide which types and what levels of service to provide and highlights case studies of a variety of successful rural transit operations. Information for contacting specific operators is also provided.
Transportation and Rural Revitalization Community Transportation Association of America; 1995 Call Number: HE316.RT-Pub 1995	This report highlights the activities of USDA's Rural Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance Program and profiles five completed initiatives and two in progress. These cases show how rural transportation can help stimulate local economics and assist people in achieving independence.
Atlas of Public Transportation in Rural America National Transit Resource Center; CTAA; 1995 Call Number: HE316.RT-Pub 1995	This atlas presents information about rural public transportation services in two forms. The first is a series of maps that graphically display the levels of transit service available to rural residents by state and each of the 10 Federal Transit Administration regions.
Connection: Rural Mobility at the Crossroads Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Rural Public Transportations Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation; 1995. Call Number: HE316.RT-Pub 1995	Alternative Fuels; GIS and Rural Transportation; Public Involvement Strategies: More than a Meeting; An Update on Rural Transportation Cooperative Research Program Topics; Planning, Designing, and Constructing a facility that Meets Your Needs; Update on Section 18i - the Intercity Bus Policy; Disaster Planning and Practice for Rural Transit Systems; Medicaid Transportation Brokerage in Washington State; Disaster Recovery; Implementation of ADA; Conversation with Administrator's Award Winners; It's a Disaster - and You are the Victim; Building Quality Service; Intercity Bus Success Stories; Drug and Alcohol Testing; Financial Management Guidelines for Rural, Small Urban Specialized Public Transit Providers; Coordination of Public Transit and School Bus Transportation.