Transportation

Results: 12

• Car Sharing Programs (1)
  BT-4500.4500-150

  Car Sharing Programs

  BT-4500.4500-150
  
  Neighborhood or workplace-based consortiums that provide cars which people can use when they need them and pay for the service based on how much they drive. Consortium members reserve a car via the organization's website or by telephone. The cars, which are electronically secured, are parked in locations (e.g., lots, transit stations, ramps) that are within a short walk, bike or transit ride of members' homes and workplaces. Users pick up a clean, maintained automobile with a full tank of gas and drive it for as long as needed, only paying for what they use. Membership in a car-sharing service generally includes gas, maintenance, insurance and parking. Membership fees vary based on how an individual plans to use the service and the provider that is selected.
• Carpooling Programs (1)
  BT-4500.4500-153

  Carpooling Programs

  BT-4500.4500-153
  
  Programs that make arrangements for people to travel together in private automobiles and/or vans during busy commuting hours or which provide a central telephone number for people to use to identify others who are commuting to and from the same general area with whom they might share. Vehicle options include vanpools and carpools. Vanpools may be publicly or employer operated or organized by an individual who owns or leases a van; the drivers are generally participating as commuters themselves, so are not paid.
• Child Transportation Programs (1)
  BT-4500.6500-120

  Child Transportation Programs

  BT-4500.6500-120
  
  Programs that provide door-to-door (or curb-to-curb) transportation to help families who meet eligibility guidelines get their children to and from child care or children's activities when they are unable to do so on their own.
• Emergency Transportation for Commuters (1)
  BT-4500.6500-250

  Emergency Transportation for Commuters

  BT-4500.6500-250
  
  Programs that provide transportation for people who have used public transportation or have car pooled to commute to work and who need alternative transportation to get home because disruption in their commuting arrangements such as a family emergency or an unexpected requirement to work overtime.
• General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs (2)
  BT-4500.6500-280

  General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs

  BT-4500.6500-280
  
  Programs that provide flexibly scheduled and routed door-to-door (or curb-to-curb) transportation services for the general public. Patrons generally have no private transportation and are unable to use the fixed-route public transportation system; or live in a rural area not served by a public transit system.
• Homeless Transportation Programs (1)
  BT-4500.6500-310

  Homeless Transportation Programs

  BT-4500.6500-310
  
  Programs that provide transportation services for homeless people from the streets to a local shelter with available space, either from a established pick-up site or by appointment from the individual’s current location. Also included are programs that provide transportation between shelters or to and from medical clinics, detoxification facilities, public assistance offices and other local service providers.
• Indigent Transportation (1)
  BT-4500.6500-350

  Indigent Transportation

  BT-4500.6500-350
  
  Programs that provide door-to-door (or curb-to-curb) transportation for purposes of shopping, medical or welfare appointments, accessing services, recreational or social events, trips to and from the individual's place of employment, or other similar activities for very low-income people who otherwise would have no means of transportation.
• Local Bus Fare (1)
  BT-8300.1000-400

  Local Bus Fare

  BT-8300.1000-400
  
  Programs that provide cash or tokens for individuals who have no personal means of transportation and are unable to use public buses for necessary local travel without assistance with the fare.
• Local Bus Services (1)
  BT-4500.4700

  Local Bus Services

  BT-4500.4700
  
  Programs that utilize buses to transport people to a specific destination (e.g., an airport or senior center) or to other locations within the community (e.g., a shopping mall or downtown) following standard and regular routes and fixed time schedules.
• Neighborhood Shuttle Services (1)
  BT-4500.4500-560

  Neighborhood Shuttle Services

  BT-4500.4500-560
  
  Programs that provide fixed-route shuttle services with designated stops within the boundaries of a particular community.
• Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (1)
  BT-4500.6500-500

  Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

  BT-4500.6500-500
  
  Programs that provide transportation for medical appointments, trips from and between hospitals, to nursing homes or other special-care centers or for other non-emergency medical needs for individuals who, because of financial problems or their physical condition, are unable to use other means of local transportation. NEMT service providers are able to transport riders who require a wheelchair lift equipped vehicle with appropriate protective restraints or a van that is designed for gurney/stretcher transportation, or has other types of features to meet their safety needs.
• Transportation for Endangered People (1)
  BT-4500.6500-830

  Transportation for Endangered People

  BT-4500.6500-830
  
  Programs that provide transportation for people who are endangered and who need a safe ride to a shelter or other program location where their well-being can be ensured. People who may be served include women experiencing domestic violence, runaways, sexual assault survivors and prostitutes who are being threatened by a customer or a pimp.