ABSTRACT
One of the strategies available to states seeking to maintain or expand a level of cost-effective specialized transportation services is to strengthen coordination of specialized transport service at the local level. There are various approaches available to states seeking improved local service coordination. Some transportation planners question whether coordination should be imposed at the local level since it legitimates a monopoly held by a sole provider, however designated. On balance the study concluded it was clear that while savings in unit cost per trip cannot be readily quantified, some of the cost savings noted were the result of improved productivity arising out of the coordination campaign pursued by the Coordinating Council for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Virtually all parties interviewed believed that the Council’s mandate and objectives were appropriate and should continue to be pursued actively.
