(Center Identification Number: 79050-02-A) Background The need for veteran transportation is growing rapidly. Currently, for every fatality in Iraq, there are 16 wounded or injured soldiers. This represents an injury rate five times greater than the Vietnam War (Walsh 2010). Forty percent of veterans live in rural
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(Center Identification Number: 79050-02-A) Problem Statement The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has been engaged, as part of its livability goals, in helping persons with disabilities, older adults, low income persons, and other transportation disadvantaged populations be to active and engaged in their communities by having access to
Read more →(Center Identification Number: 79060-02-A) Public transportation plays a fundamental role in the livability of all communities. Information on transit service availability and cost is necessary to efficiently and effectively meet rural community mobility needs. Financial and operating statistics can be used by agency managers, local decision makers,
Read more →(Center Identification Number: 79050-02-A) Public transportation plays a fundamental role in the livability of all communities. Information on transit service availability and cost is necessary to efficiently and effectively meet rural community mobility needs. Financial and operating statistics can be used by agency managers, local decision makers,
Read more →(Center Identification Number: 79060-02-A) Problem Statement Demand response transit service is a major source of mobility for elderly and disabled Americans in urban and rural areas. Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) grant programs under sections 5307, 5310, and 5311 all have components designed to increase the availability of
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