Center for Transportation Needs of Special Population (TRANSPO)

LCTR is home to the Center for Transportation Needs of Special Populations(TRANSPO). Established by the U.S Congress in 2004, the goal of TRANSPO is to serve as a permanent center for researching, collecting and disseminationg information about special transportation needs of special populations. Special needs populations include seniors the physically impaired, school-age children, young drivers, immigrants, foreign visitors, and the economically disadvantaged. These sectors of our populations have special transportation barriers. Working closely with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), TRANSPO is conducting research to improve coordination among various federal programs that provide specialized transportation services to the transportation-disadvantaged populations.

Projects

• Analysis of State Initiatives and Mobility Management Planning
• Transportation Mobility of Low-Income Workers – Where, When, and How?
• Development of a Web-Based GIS for Visualization, Retrieval, and Analysis of Special Population Data
• Using Data from an Electronic Fare Collection System to Identify the Travel Behavior of Seniors and the Disabled Community
• Development of a Web-Based Reporting System to Use Transit ITS Data to Help Improve Services for Special Populations
• Case Studies and Standardization of Reporting Requirements for Specialized Transportation Services for Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations
• Development of a GIS-Based Decision Support System for Prioritizing Transit Facility Investments for Disabled Riders
• Hurricane Evacuation Planning for Disadvantaged Populations
• Attracting Elderly Drivers to Public transportation: Issues and Concerns
• Feasibility Study on the Use of Personal GPS Devices in Paratransit
• Coordination of Specialized Transportation Services for Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Issues and Solutions