Privately-Contracted Transportation Services for the Elderly and Handicapped in San Diego, California

摘要

The City of San Diego, which operated its own dial-a-ride service from 1975 to 1982, transferred all operations to the private sector in the fall of 1982, and introduced a user-side subsidy mechanism for most of its users. Since October 1984, all service has been provided on a user-side subsidy basis. The report describes and evaluates the process that accompanied conversion of the city-operated dial-a-ride to a multiple-provider, user-side subsidy system.