In public transportation operations, a procedure whereby a carrier ceases operations on all or part of its lines and routes on permission from the appropriate regulatory authorities. 2. In “rights-of-way,” the relinquishment of the public interest in right-of-way or activity…
Category: Planning_Bus Operations
ACCESS MODE
Method of making use of transit or transportation systems.
ACCESS ROAD
A road that affords access into and out of an area.
ACCESS STREET
A street generally limited to providing access to abutting property and tributary to major and secondary thoroughfares.
ACCESS TIME
The time elapsed on a trip from the moment of leaving the point of origin to the moment of boarding a vehicle.
ACCESSIBILITY
A measure of the ability or ease of all people to travel among various origins and destinations. 2. In transportation modeling and planning, the sum of the travel times from one zone to all other zones in a region, weighted…
ACCESSIBLE SERVICE
Transit vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts. Transit vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts or ramps that meet or exceed the Federal Transit Administration rules and regulations Part 38.
ACCESSIBLE TRAIN SYSTEM
A transit system that can transport any mobile person, including those who are physically disabled, and in which the vehicles and stops or stations are designed to accommodate patrons who are confined to wheelchairs. (TRB)
ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT SYSTEM
A transit system that can transport any mobile person, including those who are physically disabled, and in which the vehicles and stops or stations are designed to accommodate patrons who are confined to wheelchairs. (TRB).
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Transportation facilities that are barrier free, allowing their use by all travelers, including the mobile physically handicapped, elderly, and transportation disadvantaged. (TRB)