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PARATRANSIT [7 records]

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Record 1 2019-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

A transportation service for persons with disabilities characterized by vehicles designed or adapted to accommodate passengers in wheelchairs.

OBS

paratransit : This term originally referred to a family of flexible public transportation services offered "in parallel" to conventional public transit such as dial-a-ride systems, shared taxis, subscription bus services and specialized transit. While it is still used in that sense today, the term has been commonly used since the eighties to specifically denote "specialized transit" as well.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • para-transit
  • specialised transit
  • specialised transportation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Service de transport destiné aux personnes handicapées qui met en œuvre des véhicules conçus ou adaptés pour accueillir des passagers en fauteuil roulant.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
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Record 2 2018-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
CONT

Shared mobility ­‐ the shared use of a vehicle, bicycle, or other mode ‐ is an innovative transportation strategy that enables users to gain short-­term access to transportation modes on an "as-needed" basis. The term "shared mobility" includes various forms of carsharing, bikesharing, ridesharing(carpooling and vanpooling), and on-­demand ride services. It can also include alternative transit services, such as paratransit, shuttles, and private transit services, called microtransit, which can supplement fixed-route bus and rail services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
CONT

La mobilité partagée est un champ d'action en pleine émergence qui vise à résoudre les enjeux liés au transport des personnes et des marchandises, notamment les émissions de GES, la congestion, l'étalement urbain, etc. La mobilité partagée recouvre des solutions comme le partage de voitures et d'autres véhicules, le covoiturage, le microtransit, le partage de stationnements et de bornes de recharge, etc.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

UTA [Utah Transit Authority] passengers may ride for free when entering and exiting a fixed-route bus, paratransit vehicle or TRAX train within the boundaries of the free-fare zone. If you begin your ride before entering the zone and/or exit after leaving the zone, you will be asked to provide proof of payment.

OBS

free-fare zone: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • free fare zone
  • fare free zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Zone urbaine où les services de transport en commun sont gratuits.

OBS

zone de gratuité du transport en commun : 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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Record 4 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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Record 5 2006-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Transportation
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
OBS

Prepared by the Direction de la mobilité en transport, Direction générale des politiques et de la sécurité en transport, ministère des Transports of Québec, Revised edition, 1998.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Transports
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

Document préparé par la Direction de la mobilité en transport, Direction générale des politiques et de la sécurité en transport, ministère des Transports du Québec, édition révisée 1998.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

... was injured while riding on a paratransit bus, that is, a bus designed to accommodate persons with disabilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Transportation
OBS

Canadian Rural Partnership, Pilot Projects 2000-2001. Québec. This project consists in establishing a single window for passenger transportation in Bellechasse. This will involve integrating existing passenger transportation within the region and promoting certain links between the means of transportation available(car pooling, scheduled ride-sharing, school bus transportation, paratransit, etc.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Transports
OBS

Projets pilotes 2000-2001 du Partenariat rural canadien. Québec. Ce projet vise à mettre en place un guichet unique de répartition du transport des personnes dans Bellechasse. Il sera nécessaire d'intégrer les transports de personnes qui existent sur le territoire et de favoriser certains liens entre les modes disponibles (covoiturage, transport collectif à horaire fixe, transport scolaire, transport adapté, etc.)

Spanish

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