On Oct. 15, White Cane Awareness Day, a day meant to celebrate the independence of blind individuals, over 150 protesters…
A new report — which MTC contributed to — concludes data sharing through standardized software is an important step in making…
All new yellow taxis in the five boroughs will need to be wheelchair accessible before they can legally pick up…
Human services transportation typically takes the form of what is called demand-responsive transportation (DRT) — services that do not follow fixed routes…
A Homage Senior Services employee was recently recognized with an award of excellence for her advocacy to maintain and expand…
It’s past time we acknowledge that non-drivers exist, not just in big cities but everywhere. Even in rural America, we make up nearly a third, if not more, of the population. We need to make it possible for people who can’t drive or can’t afford to drive to live, and even thrive in all our communities.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has received a $360,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration…
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…
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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