The second in TP4A’s Project Spotlight Series, this article discusses Mountain Line’s Mobility on Demand project in Flagstaff, Arizona. Through an inclusive planning process, Mountain Line piloted a microtransit project in an area of Flagstaff with over 10 health & …
Read the first in TP4A’s Project Spotlight Series, where we provide an in-depth look at some of our past grantee projects. This series highlights challenges, successes, and lessons learned in inclusive planning from TP4A grantees. The first article in the …
The Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) – the lead planning organization for Greater Portland Maine – formed an inclusive committee that created a regionally implemented Inclusive Transportation Planning Toolkit for the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System (PACTS). Additionally, a …
The Clovernook Center For The Blind and Visually Impaired’s project focused on:
The project identified strengths, weaknesses, linkages, and improvements using a project advisory committee of community members who were older adults or people with disabilities and DC agency partners. The project produced a website, a survey in English and Spanish, open …
The project examined lack of transit services to rural areas and non-rural areas, as well as the high cost of transportation services. The initiative’s recommended solutions were the development of a more inclusive website, a call center with capacity to …
The overall goal of the project was to implement needed mobility improvements in and around Fairbanks that were identified in a mobility management plan. Outcomes included updating of the local coordination plan; incorporating improvements that will benefit older adults, persons …
The planning project focused on bridging the gaps and developing a transportation system that aligns transit services with needs to assist in increasing access to health care for transit dependent dialysis users. The project resulted in discounted fares for transportation …
Using a “meeting in a box” approach, the goal of this project was to overcome communication barriers experienced by people with disabilities when using public transportation. The project was based on the development of a technological tool to enhance communication …
Project staff and consultants worked closely with stakeholders, a diverse group of people with disabilities and seniors to review the transportation system, help identify gaps and participate in other engagement strategies; conducted community surveys to identify mobility needs and attitudes; …
The PEAC project resulted in a significant increase in participation of older adults and people with disabilities on advisory committees and at public meetings. Advocates identified areas where their participation is needed, including bikeshare planning, testing of autonomous vehicles, and …
The project used surveys and focus groups as a springboard to develop marketing information about transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities. These included transportation to grocery shopping, movies, and non-emergency medical care (including a VA medical clinic), …
