Grant recipients will use the federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and inclusive and in line with the…
A study, led by the UK’s national shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK), will investigate how such services can…
One-third of Americans don’t have a driver’s license. Anna Zivarts says it’s time for transportation planners to include them in…
From the National Autistic Society (U.K.): We are very excited to begin work on a year-long project, Empowering Autistic Travel,…
When Barrett Counterman was looking for a job, he kept running into the same problem: He didn’t know how he…
Travelers who are blind or visually impaired use a variety of cues and strategies to orient themselves within their surroundings…
The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and the Transit Planning 4 All (TP4A) partners undertook this research effort to…
The data on traffic fatalities and injuries doesn’t account for their needs or even count them. Better data would enable…
Tanisha Sepulveda was at a community center in Tukwila, Washington. She lives in Seattle, just 15 minutes away by car.…
RTC Southern Nevada’s Mobility Training Center on the GO will work to teach vulnerable populations how to use RTC transit…
Michigan residents with disabilities now have a new option for finding public transit statewide. Nonprofit advocacy group Disability Rights Michigan…
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Transportation Department has launched what it’s calling “an innovative microtransit and paratransit…
At a Capital Regional District (CRD) transportation committee meeting, Victoria Council member Dave Thompson spearheaded a motion, now awaiting CRD…
As part of a strategic move to bolster the public transportation system in Lancaster-Fairfield, Fairfield County is poised to assume…
In 2022, 5.7% of adults aged ≥18 years lacked reliable transportation for daily living in the past 12 months. The…
Recent court cases in Chicago and New York ordered those cities to install accessible pedestrian signal (APS) devices. These devices are posted at pedestrian crossings, with buttons that activate verbal prompts for blind and visually impaired persons to know when it is safe to cross.
Modern transportation systems are not always built with successful accommodations and continue to indirectly discriminate against populations with disabilities. This…
Starting March 1, a new Maui Bus Fare-Free Transit Program begins on Maui, allowing qualified individuals to utilize Maui Bus…
Without reliably accessible transport, people with disability face a significant barrier to attending their medical appointments and other health services,…
VRT has launched Beyond Access, a new regional service for adults aged 60+ and persons with disabilities. Beyond Access will provide no-cost, shared-ride, curb-to-curb transportation for those who qualify Monday…
The primary objective of this scoping review was to describe the barriers and facilitators to using public transport experienced by…
Mark Evers, Chief Customer Officer at Transport for London (TfL), sat down with Intelligent Transport’s Halimah Haque to discuss TfL’s new partnership…
The Greater Phoenix Chamber and St. Joseph the Worker urge you to remember the Valley’s disadvantaged, unhoused, and transitioning individuals…
Residents with disabilities and older adults in Dakota County have struggled with limited transportation options that don’t fully meet their needs, including restricted service times and areas, eligibility requirements, and the need for extensive trip planning.
Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live…
While widely spread throughout the city and a popular alternative to driving, public transportation in Phoenix has been criticized recently…
NJ Transit plans to start replacing older gasoline-fueled vans with modern, battery-powered electric ones to shuttle senior citizens and people…
E-bikes can be a critical mobility aid for seniors or people with disabilities — but the first step is getting those…
Many University of Maryland students with disabilities feel the campus has become more hazardous this semester due to poor parking…
Virtual forum convened on November 6, 2023 presented by the League of Women Voters of Alabama and the National Federation…
What is an ADS? According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), an Automated Driving System (ADS) is a…
In early August, officials at the U.S. Access Board quietly published the Public Right of Way Access Guidelines Final Rule…
Jennifer Varnet works high above Main Street in Worcester, at the city’s oldest law firm: Fletcher Tilton. She prepares and…
In EEOC v. Charter Communications, LLC, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held an employee with a disability may…
As part of a partnership with the City and funding from California Energy Commission, the library allows patrons to make…
Don’t let physical mobility issues, illness or lack of a car stop you from using the library. In addition to…
The City of Detroit Office of Mobility Innovation is launching a new shuttle pilot program next year to explore the…
On July 26th, 1990, President George H. Bush signed groundbreaking legislation forever changing the lives of millions in the United…
MTA introduces a six-month pilot of Quantum Self Securement Station on select buses along the M7 route, allowing wheelchair users…
Ridesharing has become a convenient way of life, but that’s not so for everyone. Passengers who use a wheelchair often…
My research, conducted in the U.S., found that one of the ways transportation-related general audience apps aim to address the…
On Wednesday afternoon, SANDAG and Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation (FACT) representatives were joined by local community members to celebrate…
Spare, a leading on-demand transit platform company has partnered with Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to expand its Mobility on…
Mobility leaders from around the country gathered in person and virtually to learn about successful cross-sector partnerships that are making…
The Disability Access to Transportation Act includes: Findings that highlight the ongoing need to improve access to transportation systems for…
From partnering with start-ups like Omni to develop wheelchair-accessible e-scooters to collaborating with UCL to create a universal sound for…
Transit agencies are increasingly offering an alternative service for their Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit riders. This service is…
Transit agencies are increasingly offering an alternative service for their Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit riders. This service is…
New Jersey Transit is trying to improve its Access Link program to provide services for people with disabilities. In December, NJ Transit reached a…
The e-scooters have tactile signage with raised lettering and a QR code leading to Beam’s 24-hour Report a Beam channels…
The world’s reaction to accessibility is changing, slowly but surely. No, it’s not perfect out there, but yes, it is improving…
In a collaborative effort, NJ TRANSIT joins forces with Uber and Lyft to launch a pilot programme, aimed at providing…
Decades of advocacy are paying off, but it often takes legal action to force cities to make accessibility improvements mandated…
Easterseals today released findings of a new report, State of Disability Equity and Access, that examines current research on equity, inclusion, and…
Think the Americans with Disabilities Act is working? Think again. A poignant example of the shortcomings of the Americans with…
Trying to join her friends at a restaurant on a recent Friday required real effort from Allyson Mallory. First, she…
NCMM collaborates with the FTA Universal Mobility Working Group and the Shared Use Mobility Center (SUMC) to produce Universal Mobility,…
An elderly person who needs a few extra seconds to cross the street. A recent newcomer who needs help navigating…
The Netherlands is known internationally for its bicycle culture. Now it’s also home to another, more broadly accessible form of…
In order to help support mobility for constituents who are blind or have low vision, the city of Tampa, Fla.…
May Mobility and Via will launch the first public transit project using American Disability Act (ADA)-compliant AVs in rural America.…
It is outreach workers like Lara Cladny and the RTD officers she works with who provide the bridge between social…
Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County residents with disabilities and older adults have long experienced a mismatch between their transportation needs and what’s been available to fill those needs. That mismatch has been characterized by limited days, hours, and areas of service, various eligibility requirements, and the necessity for significant pre-planning of trips.
In March 2019, the County began offering Lyft as an option for individuals getting to and from employment, and later that year, to other destinations.
Under Medicaid’s Home and Community Based Service Waivers (HCBS), transportation is provided as a billable service under specific waivers, such as for those with brain injury developmental disabilities, Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) waivers, and Alternative Care/Elderly waivers. Under the Lyft program, the County bills the person’s Medicaid Waiver directly for the total monthly amount the individual used Lyft under HCPC T2003 UC.
As part of its commitment to provide inclusive and accessible mass transit for all, TFI’s ‘Please Offer Me a Seat’…
WalkBoston leading a walk audit in Worcester for travel trainers from Worcester, New Bedford, Lawrence and Boston, along with staff…
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of the FLEX pilot programme. The 12-month pilot will…
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has begun the installation of more than 1,300 tactile signs under a pilot designed to…
The Inclusive Design Challenge was created by USDOT to promote innovative designs to enhance mobility options for people with physical,…
A groundbreaking new technology aimed at making every inch of the transit network accessible to people with visual impairments could…
Wait time fees unfairly affected individuals who need more to time to get in an Uber car, and the ride-hailing…
Grand Rapids-based Ride YourWay, a wheelchair and ambulatory transportation provider, collaborated with the Canadian technology startup MUVE on a mobile app for on-demand…
As a person who loves life, my world would be empty without community engagement. Although I have a disability, it…
An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station…
Under New York’s e-scooter pilot program, Bird is providing a first-of-its-kind motorized attachment free to individuals who use wheelchairs.
Under New York’s e-scooter pilot program, Bird is providing a first-of-its-kind motorized attachment free to individuals who use wheelchairs.
BlindSquare helps users find bus stops and uses audible sounds to help navigate the transit system
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is making it easier for disabled and senior residents with low annual income to access…
More than 25 million Americans have self-reported travel-limiting disabilities, according to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Money included in…
Lynn Chase sweeps the cane in a wide arc across the ground, searching for her next clue. Swish, swish; the…
People with disabilities who don’t drive are being left behind by accessibility efforts that ignore their unique and diverse needs…
Palermo, like many other European cities these days, offers its citizens a car-sharing service called Amigo Sharing. What makes it…
Keyonna Mayo, a Baltimore resident who uses a wheelchair, rides the city’s subway to get around — if the elevators…
Have more mobility news that we should be reading and sharing? Let us know! Reach out to Sage Kashner (kashner@ctaa.org).
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