TABLE OF CONTENTS The criteria for evaluating and judging various modes as to their suitability in various situations are outlined in Chap. 1. Modes are classified from the perspective of individual users, as appropriate to communities at large, and responding to several broad objectives that are effective at the national scale. The bulk of the book is devoted to a reasonably detailed review of every mode that could be considered for implementation in a given community. It is now possible to provide a general summary, which is presented in the following table. This has been done as an overall approach and characterization, recognizing that in each specific instance a service can be structured to operate at a higher or lower level than shown in the general summary.
| Private and Individual Means | Single Party for-Hire Ride | Shared Ride, Paratransit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauffeur Driven Limo | Self-Drive Automobile | Rented Automobile | Taxi (by Street Hail) | Taxi (by Arrangement) | Carpool, Vanpool | Special Clients Dial-a Ride | |
| For Users | |||||||
| Time/effort prior to start of trip? | Alert driver | Reach parking space | Pick up vehicle | Reach street | Call and response time | Assemble and distribute riders | Assemble and distribute riders |
| Time needed to complete trip? | Usually short, except for congestion | Usually short | Rather long | Long | |||
| Door-to-door access? One seat ride? | Abso- lutely | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some- times | Usually |
| Parking require-... |
