The whole of inclusive planning is made up of many parts – small practices that often have an outsized impact on fostering inclusivity and engagement. Even something like a simple introduction can influence the course of a meeting.
Amy Dewitt-Smith, …
The City of St. Louis is working to develop its first citywide mobility plan in decades, Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office announced Tuesday. This plan seeks to make it easier for everyone — drivers, pedestrians, bikers and public transit users — …
Washington, D.C. – The Accessible Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) hosted its second Steering Committee meeting on May 6, 2024.
Thirteen of the twenty committee members attended the meeting in DC and six joined virtually. Staff from the Administration for Community …
The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and the Transit Planning 4 All (TP4A) partners undertook this research effort to better understand the landscape of inclusive transit planning for people with disabilities and older adults by agencies and organizations beyond …
The Ohio State University’s Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) and the Kirwan Institute hosted a webinar on inclusive planning for transportation projects on December 1, 2023. Veronica O. Davis, a civil engineer and director of transportation and drainage …
Washington, D.C. – December 4, 2023. The Accessible Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) is thrilled to announce that we have held our first steering committee meeting.
The ATRC is a technical assistance center sponsored by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) …
On August 31, 2023, Transit Planning 4 All held a virtual roundtable where project managers from three past TP4A projects discussed challenges and successes in forming their steering committees. This brief draws on the knowledge of these three project managers …
From 2013-2015, the Portland, OR nonprofit Ride Connection received funding from Transit Planning 4 All to design and implement a dialysis treatment transportation pilot. Read about Ride Connection’s “Dahlia Program” and their newer Mobility for Health project:
Date: August 31, 2023
How do you form a successful steering committee? This 1-hour roundtable explored inclusive strategies and lessons learned for developing steering committees that increase trust, strengthen communication and ultimately, improve coordinated transportation services for older adults and
Speakers: Transit Planning 4 All Project Team
Date: August 24, 2023
If you’ve ever wanted an introduction to inclusive planning, this is the webinar for you! Transit Planning 4 All is an inclusive and coordinated transportation-planning project that funded a
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 …
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 “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 …
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 …
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 …
Since April 2020, the National Park Service’s (NPS) decision to close Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive to vehicular …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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” …
A look at a study located across-the-pond in London, UK regarding inclusion in transportation for people with disabilities.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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!
AT is …
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 …
Published in February 2022, The Community Transportation Leaders Program was designed and piloted by Catalyst Collaboratives and the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) with funding from the Administration for Community Living’s Transit Planning 4 All Initiative and the Federal …
Kate Morely, Mountain Line, discusses lessons learned and best practices from their TP4A project, Move Me FLG.
Virginia Dize, USAging, discusses best practices in inclusive mobility on demand projects.
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has had a profound effect on transportation planning. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will identify how transportation agencies can plan strategically while accounting for multiple challenges …
How can transportation agencies measure their diversity and inclusion efforts? TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 3, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that will provide an overview of current diversity and inclusion efforts utilized by large, …
Each year, the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) publishes a Trends Report highlighting emergent topics in transportation. The report provides overviews of transportation issues and challenges being faced within the transportation industry, including examples of how solutions are …
On February 25th, the current Transit Planning 4 All Grantees shared their progress thus far towards community-specific, mobility on demand solutions. These projects are being inclusively planned with older adults and people with disabilities. You can visit project team presentations …
America Walks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit national organization works to advance safe, equitable, accessible, and enjoyable places to walk and move by giving people and communities the resources to effectively advocate for change. On Wednesday, December 9th, America Walks …
The Transit Planning 4 All Project has selected the three awardees for its Inclusive Mobility on Demand Grant. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to weave together inclusive transportation planning, development, and implementation with grassroots-driven mobility on demand (MOD) …
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 Transit Planning 4 All project has released a study on how project-funded initiatives have sustained inclusive planning practices following the end of grant funding. While prior research found that inclusive practices increased and transit problems and solutions were identified …
The Pathway to Inclusion is a graphic tool that organizations can use to distinguish between the types of active and meaningful inclusive activities in their programs and their communities. Through inclusive discussions with program participants (see Definitions), partners, …
The ICI hosted a series of webinars related to inclusive transportation planning. Speakers and guests include past TP4A grantees and specialists in the realm of inclusive transportation planning.
Pathway to Inclusion: Inclusive Transit Planning Processes
Date: March 25, 2019…
