Disabled People Are Dying in America’s Crosswalks. We Need to Protect Them.
- Date: 03/27/2024
The data on traffic fatalities and injuries doesn’t account for their needs or even count them. Better data would enable…
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…
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.
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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