Document Type
Policy Brief
Publisher
University of Montana Rural Institute
Publication Date
9-2011
Disciplines
Demography, Population, and Ecology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
Abstract
Since 1975, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has used grant programs as a mechanism to fill transportation gaps so that people with disabilities and older individuals can effectively use public transportation. The first state grants in the Section 5310 program were awarded in 1975. SAFETEA-LU (2005) created the New Freedom Program (Section 5317), and made the Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC, Section 5316) available to all states. All three programs are similarly administered at the state level and are contingent on inclusion in a locally developed coordinated public transit - human services transportation plan. Congress and the Administration have recommended consolidation of the three programs.
Keywords
community participation and independent living, transportation, rural, disability
Rights
© 2011 RTC:Rural.
Granting Agency
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Acknowledgement
Our research is supported by grant #H133B080023 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Dept. of Education.
Project Number
H133B080023
Recommended Citation
Rural Institute, University of Montana, "Filling the Gaps in Accessible Transportation" (2011). Independent Living and Community Participation. 28.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ruralinst_independent_living_community_participation/28