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 Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is leading a Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) study called Accessible Public Bus and Rail Passenger Information for Riders with Vision Disabilities. This project will develop a transit agency guide for improving how …
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center has published a new technical assistance brief: “Transportation enables older adults and individuals with disabilities to access and sustain paid employment or volunteer work activities. Transportation options can vary considerably depending on the …
The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at NYU, supported by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, recently released a report on the MTA and system accessibility. The report documents the history, recent developments, and ongoing challenges, and focuses on data …
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 …
Register today for the December 7th Webinar: “AVs: Achieving the Promise and Avoiding the Pitfalls: How to successfully and sustainably use AVs for good” hosted by the Shared-Use Mobility Center and May Mobility.
Is your government agency curious about autonomous …
December 20, 2023 | 1:00 PM Eastern
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center will host an Office Hours on December 20th focused on the importance of access to transportation in tribal communities. The Cherokee Nation Transit, Choctaw Tribe of …
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
TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 168: Travel Training for Older Adults, Part I: A Handbook presents a comprehensive roadmap for designing a travel training program to meet the mobility needs of older persons. The Handbook, Part I, addresses …
Most cities are utterly unfriendly to people with disabilities – but with almost one billion estimated to be urban-dwellers by 2050, a few cities are undergoing a remarkable shift.
To David Meere, a visually impaired man from Melbourne, among the …
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” …
