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原文传递 Economic Benefits of Employment Transportation Services.

题名：	Economic Benefits of Employment Transportation Services.
作者：	P. Thakuriah; J. Persky;
关键词：	data collection, data sources, travel behavior impacts, cost effective analysis, cost benefit analysis
摘要：	This report examines the benefits that accrue from employment transportation services implemented as a result of changes in welfare policy, namely the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Employment transportation services were developed to provide access to jobs for people who otherwise have few transportation options, either because public transportation is not available to their work locations (or for employment-supportive trips such as daycare, schools, job-training or for job search activities) or because they cannot afford to own and operate a private vehicle. The employment transportation services examined in this study have been funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation, human service agencies, labor and workforce development agencies, other federal, state, and local agencies, as well as non-profit organizations and private sector companies. Employment transportation services include: traditional fixed-route bus or demand-responsive services operated by local transit agencies; rideshare programs, shuttle, or charter services provided by non-profit organizations, employers or employment agencies; information services and mobility brokers that link information on jobs with transportation to those jobs; and car programs that fund ownership and use of private vehicles by low-in works Employment transportation services provide valuable service to users. The services are being appropriately targeted and the individuals who use them are greatly dependent on them. Although program costs are high, benefits to the users are high as well and are likely to persist over time. Quite possibly, down the line, major societal costs would be avoided as a result of the boost to worklife afforded by these services. Our empirical analysis has shown that it is not likely that many users will stay in the transit system over the long haul but that the transient boost that these services pr
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