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…
The University of Iowa Driving Safety and Research Institute recently completed a research project to help rural America. The project…
Reliable transportation is essential for workforce participation, yet it remains a significant barrier to employment across many regions of the…
Difficult terrain. Harsh winters. Pervasive wildfires. Limited vehicles and funds. These are just some of the challenges rural transit agencies…
La Crosse, Wis. – (WXOW) – The Transportation Development Association hosted a roundtable discussion on Thursday morning at the La…
Transit providers in rural areas are experimenting with data-sharing technology to improve services, by introducing modern features like trip planning…
Building a clean and equitable energy economy while addressing the climate crisis has always been a top priority of the…
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…
When Janice Probst read a report released in March by the federal Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service confirming that…
Residents in Lincoln Co., Idaho are predominantly farmers and ranchers, with a population of just over 5,000 and under 2,000…
As poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing, and complex comorbidities persist, it is essential that rural healthcare leaders have tools and…
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.
A new map highlights the states that use the most public transport, based on data from U.S. News & World…
The Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee on Wednesday continued its statewide Moving PA Forward by Investing in Roads, Bridges and Transit…
CONCORD, NH – As part of an ongoing effort to help older adults in the Granite State live more independently, the…
County health officials in rural Iowa are using a new app to connect people to their doctors and cut down…
As a Fayetteville food pantry volunteer and someone who supplements trips to the grocery store with local assistance methods, the…
HEPPNER — Morrow County was recently recognized for its transportation equity project, which culminated in the fixed route of the…
The “summer hunger gap” is a challenge throughout the state, as low-income families who rely on schools to help feed…
Kentucky has made some changes to expand access to free transportation for people who need help getting to medical, dental and mental…
Partners in West Virginia, Utah, and Oklahoma utilized funding from the COVID-19 Health Disparities grant to improve healthcare access among…
Up until just a couple years ago, Meigs County in southeast Ohio didn’t offer public transport. Now, it’s building a transportation…
Description The mobility management program at Maumee Valley Planning Organization began in 2020, and led to the development of a…
This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon‘s Jennifer Smith is joined by Jen Healy, rural transit program manager for the Quaboag…
Public transportation access in rural communities is a tough issue for residents, but now there is a new option for…
Vermont spends more on its transportation programs than any other rural state in the country, according to a recent state report.…
One of my earliest recollections is of a Trailways bus stopping in front of our house on a summer day,…
NORTHAMPTON — Food and other necessities can be found at the Goshen General Store on Route 9. For low-income individuals…
Transportation planners in Vermont and Minnesota are working to bring rural transit riders the same app features that urbanites have…
This is the first of a three-part series on rural health and the unique challenges that have historically been difficult…
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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