Transportation

Results: 12

• Automotive Repair and Maintenance (6)
  BM-7000.0500

  Automotive Repair and Maintenance

  BM-7000.0500
  
  Programs that pay for or provide maintenance and repair services for people whose automobiles, trucks, trailers or other motorized vehicles are due for regular maintenance or have mechanical or structural problems. Also included are work experience programs that provide automobile repairs for the general public.
• Carpooling Programs (1)
  BT-4500.4500-153

  Carpooling Programs

  BT-4500.4500-153
  
  Programs that make arrangements for people to travel together in private automobiles and/or vans during busy commuting hours or which provide a central telephone number for people to use to identify others who are commuting to and from the same general area with whom they might share. Vehicle options include vanpools and carpools. Vanpools may be publicly or employer operated or organized by an individual who owns or leases a van; the drivers are generally participating as commuters themselves, so are not paid.
• Gas Money (7)
  BT-8300.2500

  Gas Money

  BT-8300.2500
  
  Programs that provide money or vouchers to purchase gasoline, most frequently for individuals who need their automobile for necessary local or out-of-town travel but cannot afford to run their vehicle without assistance, but occasionally for people driving through the local area who have become stranded.
• Local Bus Fare (3)
  BT-8300.1000-400

  Local Bus Fare

  BT-8300.1000-400
  
  Programs that provide cash or tokens for individuals who have no personal means of transportation and are unable to use public buses for necessary local travel without assistance with the fare.
• Local Bus Services (1)
  BT-4500.4700

  Local Bus Services

  BT-4500.4700
  
  Programs that utilize buses to transport people to a specific destination (e.g., an airport or senior center) or to other locations within the community (e.g., a shopping mall or downtown) following standard and regular routes and fixed time schedules.
• Long Distance Bus Fare (1)
  BT-8300.1000-450

  Long Distance Bus Fare

  BT-8300.1000-450
  
  Programs that provide bus fare for people who need to travel out of town (e.g., for a funeral or to stay with relatives) but do not have the means to do so.
• Neighborhood Shuttle Services (1)
  BT-4500.4500-560

  Neighborhood Shuttle Services

  BT-4500.4500-560
  
  Programs that provide fixed-route shuttle services with designated stops within the boundaries of a particular community.
• Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (2)
  BT-4500.6500-500

  Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

  BT-4500.6500-500
  
  Programs that provide transportation for medical appointments, trips from and between hospitals, to nursing homes or other special-care centers or for other non-emergency medical needs for individuals who, because of financial problems or their physical condition, are unable to use other means of local transportation. NEMT service providers are able to transport riders who require a wheelchair lift equipped vehicle with appropriate protective restraints or a van that is designed for gurney/stretcher transportation, or has other types of features to meet their safety needs.
• Paratransit Programs (1)
  BT-4500.6500

  Paratransit Programs

  BT-4500.6500
  
  Programs that provide flexibly scheduled and routed transportation services using low capacity vehicles such as vans for community residents who do not have private transportation and are unable to use the fixed-route public transportation system. Paratransit services generally operate within normal urban transit corridors or rural areas; and may be used by the general public or limited to special populations such as people who are elderly or have a disability, individuals who are not in a sober enough condition to drive their own vehicles or people who are endangered.
• Public Transit Authorities (1)
  BT-8400.6400

  Public Transit Authorities

  BT-8400.6400
  
  Special governmental authorities that are responsible for managing and operating public transportation in cities and towns throughout the country, either directly or via a contract with transportation companies. Public transportation includes buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, monorail, passenger ferry boats, trolleys, inclined railways, and people movers. In some jurisdictions, the transit authority may also manage paratransit services for older adults, people with disabilities and Medicaid recipients who need transportation to medical appointments and cannot use the bus or other alternatives; operate park-and-ride express shuttle services; provide neighborhood transportation for public schools; and operate ride sharing programs for commuters.
• Ride App Services (1)
  BT-4500.4500-710

  Ride App Services

  BT-4500.4500-710
  
  Companies such as Uber or Lyft (formally known as "Transportation Network Company Rides" or TNCs), which provide prearranged ground transportation that is booked via an app or a website and connects passengers with drivers who use their own, noncommercial vehicles. Various levels of service are generally available and passengers only share the vehicle with others when service at the least expensive level is booked. Some companies may offer a variant arrangement where the passenger uses an online marketplace to retain a driver who drives the customer's own car for them; and a limited number offer accessible transportation options such as wheelchair accessible vehicles equipped with ramps or hydraulic lifts or door-to-door support for riders who may need help with wheelchairs, walkers and scooters or who have a service animal. A number of communities, governments and organizations have established rules and regulations that specifically govern TNCs and, in some jurisdictions, TNCs are completely illegal to operate.
• Transportation Passes (2)
  BT-8500

  Transportation Passes

  BT-8500
  
  Programs that issue identification cards or vouchers that people can use in lieu of cash to pay for transportation.