for families (no seat-to-seat /carers transfers) Limited City traffic Limited supply connections, of maxi taxis routes and Lack of services (esp. in convenient the country) parking options Service Providers Type of Car Taxi Provider Bus Public transport Transport Advantage No cost No cost No fleet costs Hoists, lifts and Normal ease of Nothing to Nothing to Bulk bookings accessibility Good for travel arrange liaise arrange gets priority training – – with the person liaise with status and Logistic control and family person and requests Improve family Start and finish for ‘reputation’ Shared rides times assured community Car pooling reduce costs norms increases options Educate public may Delays can Duplicate / Cost to operate Timetables may impact on impact on start different & maintain not align with activity start and finish bookings day service time times made by Logistics to schedules families for the organise Limits choice of same journeys Logistics of activities Difficult to identifying providers can Staff coverage charge full cost shared routes suggest during waits recovery and modes for people Late starts to Bus size limits activities accessible Safety parking concerns Discussion Questions Do you agree with the above? Are there other positives and negatives for people and providers? What initiatives has your organisation tried to address transport? 3. The logistics of transport Provider transport things to consider… –
for families /carers City traffic Lack of convenient parking options (no seat-to-seat transfers) Limited supply of maxi taxis Limited connections, routes and services (esp. in the country) Service Providers Type of transport Car Taxi Provider Bus Public Transport Advantage No cost Nothing to arrange – liaise with the person and family No cost Nothing to arrange – liaise with person and family Car pooling increases options No fleet costs Bulk bookings gets priority status and requests Shared rides reduce costs Hoists, lifts and ease of accessibility Logistic control Start and finish times assured Normal Good for travel training Improve ‘reputation’ for community norms Educate public may impact on activity start time Limits choice of activities providers can suggest Delays can impact on start and finish times Duplicate / different bookings made by families for the same journeys Staff coverage during waits Late starts to activities Safety concerns Cost to operate & maintain Logistics to organise Difficult to charge full cost recovery Bus size limits accessible parking Timetables may not align with day service schedules Logistics of identifying shared routes and modes for people Discussion Questions Do you agree with the above? Are there other positives and negatives for people and providers? What initiatives has your organisation tried to address transport? 3. The logistics of transport Provider transport – things to consider…