Category:Inclusive Planning


Lessons Learned: Communicating Effectively With People With Disabilities and Older Adults
The “Virtual Roundtable” series presents best practices and strategies for successful inclusive planning. This series hosted 4 Roundtables with former grantees to discuss topics of Partnerships, Communication, Engagement Strategies, and Measuring Success.
This Brief explores how agencies can …

Project Spotlight #2: “Inclusive MOD in Flagstaff’s ‘Forgotten Area'”
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 & …

Project Spotlight #1: MDOT MTA
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 …

Lessons Learned: Partnering with People with Disabilities & Older Adults
The “Virtual Roundtable” series presents best practices and strategies for successful inclusive planning. This series hosted 4 Roundtables with former grantees to discuss topics of Partnerships, Communication, Engagement Strategies, and Measuring Success.
The Brief explores how agencies can …

CPACS- Lessons Learned from the Microtransit “CPACS Ride” project
The Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) microtransit project focused on providing a new service in the City of Clarkston, Georgia. This microtransit service used a multilingual rider-facing app (Burmese, Chinese, Korean, Nepali, Spanish Farsi, Swahili, and Vietnamese) to …

Flagstaff- Lessons Learned from the MountainLineGo MicroTransit Project
MountainLine’s Microtransit project utilized on-demand microtransit technology to coordinate paratransit service and connect people to the broader transit system in Flagstaff, Arizona. The project designed an inclusive engagement process that empowered a group of steering committee members to plan, design …

GGWash: How a car-free Beach Drive embodies universal design
After being closed to cars during the pandemic, Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive has become a haven for people with mobility impairments.
Since April 2020, the National Park Service’s (NPS) decision to close Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive to vehicular …

Ride Now – Lessons Learned from Inclusive Planning Summary
In 2020, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) received a grant application from the Transit Planning 4 All program to inclusively plan and implement a mobility on demand solution with and for older adults and people with disabilities.
This document …

Innovations from the Field: AAAs Work to Improve Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The issues of racial equity and inclusion moved to the forefront of the national conversation in recent years, largely due to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on older adults of color, increases in racially motivated attacks on Asian Americans, and …

No doctors, no grocers, no help. Death comes early in these Fort Worth neighborhoods.
Life and death in Fort Worth’s 76104 People in Fort Worth’s 76104 ZIP code on average won’t see their 67th birthday. What is causing the lowest life expectancy rate in Texas? What can be done to help?
Read the Star-Telegram’s …

State public transit funds to develop infrastructure in Williamsport, State College
This past week, state government passed an infrastructure law to fund public transportation projects across the Commonwealth.
The $234 million package, administered by the Federal Transit Administration, will allow for infrastructure upgrades and new projects in both urban and rural …

New York Post – Meet the MTA’s first ever Chief Accessibility Officer
The city’s former transportation accessibility czar starts as the MTA’s first ever Chief Accessibility Officer on Thursday after a brief stint in the private sector where he landed in hot water with the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board.
Quemuel “Q” …

Forbes – For Disabled People, Inclusive Transportation Is About Much More Than Lifts And Ramps
A look at a study located across-the-pond in London, UK regarding inclusion in transportation for people with disabilities.

S.F. mayor nominates accessibility advocate to transit agency board – LMT Online
Mayor London Breed nominated a transit accessibility advocate, Fiona Hinze, who lives with cerebral palsy and uses an electric wheelchair, to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors Thursday.
If confirmed by the Board of Supervisors, Hinze will …

When Street Design Leaves Some People Behind – CityLab Bloomberg
Expanding road space for bikes can limit accessibility for others — a balancing act for street planners and disability advocates. John Surico explores the intersection of accessibility and urban design, with a particular focus on inclusivity within street redesigns.
Find …

Minnesota BRT Line to Be Built Using Inclusive Planning
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $1.25 million competitive grant to support transit-oriented development planning along the Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route. The grant is the result of strong collaboration between Ramsey County, the Metropolitan Council, FTA …

SDOT pilot program gives seniors, disabled $20 transit, Uber, taxi vouchers
Originally posted by The Center Square – The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced a pilot program called “Ride Now” that will give applicants over the age of 65 and individuals with disabilities six free $20 vouchers a month access …

TRB Webinar- Creating Inclusive Mobility
What are some inclusive mobility options for individuals with disabilities and older persons? TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 from 11:30-1:00 PM Eastern that will identify key components of inclusive mobility. Presenters will examine systems around …

AT3 Center: Assistive Technology Is A Part Of Everyday Life: Transportation
#ATAwarenessDay
April 6th, 2022, is National Assistive Technology Awareness Day! Congress has designated this day to recognize the role assistive technology (AT) and AT services play in the lives of persons with disabilities. Celebrate AT!
What is AT?
AT is …

TRB Webinar: Creating Inclusive Mobility
What are some inclusive mobility options for individuals with disabilities and older persons? TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 from 11:30-1:00 PM EST that will identify key components of inclusive mobility. Presenters will examine systems around …