Project Summary
Transit operations for disabled users are notoriously expensive to provide. An interdisciplinary research team from transportation researchers in computer science, urban planning and engineering will examine two connected yet somewhat separate issues: 1) paratransit operations which serve disabled users, and 2) transit operations which among their many patrons, serve some mildly disabled users. The project team will examine the use of technologies – especially phone app based information systems and cyber-physical systems (CPS) technologies – to improve paratransit specifically and transit more generally in California communities. The use of Transportation Network Companies services to complement transit operations for disabled users will also be explored.