We can not forget about rural America’: UI researchers working towards accessible transportation
- Date: 10/29/2024
The University of Iowa Driving Safety and Research Institute recently completed a research project to help rural America. The project…
“This research illustrates the need for a mindset shift from simply providing transit for people to building social networks to facilitate utilizing vehicle and driver assets that communities already have,” said Thomas Fisher, director, Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota College of Design.
Two significant opportunities emerged to improve rural transit statewide: the growing use of technology, including smartphones, and the abundance of underused private vehicles and school buses. Other opportunities specific to Wabasha included existing volunteer and on-demand transit resources, support from civic leaders and strong interest in multimodal mobility.
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