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PARALLEL TRANSIT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
DEF

A family of public transportation services using normal streets and roads which are more flexible and personalized than conventional fixed-route, fixed-schedule public transit.

OBS

Examples of paratransit services: dial-a-ride systems, shared taxis, subscription bus services, specialized transit.

OBS

paratransit: This term is also commonly used in the more specific sense of "specialized transit," which is a transportation service for disabled persons characterized by vehicles designed or adapted to accommodate passengers in wheelchairs.

OBS

paratransit: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
DEF

Ensemble de services de transport collectif qui sont plus souples que le transport en commun en ce qui a trait aux horaires et aux itinéraires et qui utilisent le réseau routier existant.

OBS

Le transport parallèle inclut notamment les systèmes d'autobus à la demande, les taxis collectifs, les services d'autobus par abonnement et le transport adapté.

OBS

transport parallèle : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

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