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Tip-Sheet: Planning Inclusive Meetings, Going Beyond the ADA to Make Your Meeting Place User-Friendly
A short list of features that, although they do not rise to the level of ADA-violations, can discourage people from…
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The Pathway to Inclusion Tool
The Pathway to Inclusion is a graphic tool that organizations can use to distinguish between the types of…
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Strategies For Promoting Civic Engagement In Inclusive Transportation Planning: Community Mapping
The “Strategies for Promoting Civic Engagement in Inclusive Transportation Planning” series presents key tips for enhancing inclusion through civic engagement…
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District of Columbia Department of Transportation (Washington, DC) – 2016-17 Planning Grantee
The project identified strengths, weaknesses, linkages, and improvements using a project advisory committee of community members who were older adults…
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Southwest Michigan Planning Commission Public Participation Plan (2017)
This document, created in 2017, documents how SWMPC chooses the most effective strategies for engaging the public. This plan lays…
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Mass Mobility & Moving Maine Network’s Including Older Adults & People with Disabilities in Transportation Planning Webinar
Learn from three initiatives – two in Massachusetts and one in Maine – that are working to increase the role…
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Montgomery County Is Trying To Make Walking Shortcuts Safer – DCist
Montgomery County, MD’s Planning Department has begun to document “desire paths” for designing and implementing accessible pedestrian. A key part…
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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…
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Winston-Salem MPO to Use Virtual Meetings for Public Participation
The meeting is being held by the Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, a federally designated agency that works on…
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City of Evanston, Ill – 2016-17 Planning Grantee
Employing an advisory group of residents who were older adults and people with disabilities, the project sought to create a…
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Helena Area Transit System, Lewis and Clark County (Helena, Montana) – 2013-15 Planning Grantee
Project staff and consultants worked closely with stakeholders, a diverse group of people with disabilities and seniors to review the…
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PEAC, Inc. (Ypsilanti, Michigan) – 2016-17 Planning Grantee
The PEAC project resulted in a significant increase in participation of older adults and people with disabilities on advisory committees and…