The COVID-19 pandemic left many persons with disabilities and older adults without reliable transportation to access essential goods, medical care, and social engagements. Issues of social isolation for older adults were exacerbated with the emergence of COVID-19 because transportation service …
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 …
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 …
Approximately 61 million U.S. adults—one quarter of the adult population—live with some form of disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws, regulations, and guidance aim to protect the rights of people with disabilities, prohibit discrimination based on …
Not long ago, riders on buses and trains across the world paid their fares with tokens. Eventually, tokens were replaced by sophisticated electronic swipe and tap cards and tickets, which are the primary fare media today. Several agencies now use …
Transit agencies across the country are testing mobility-on-demand (MOD) projects in order to evaluate whether or how such pilots could be part of their long-term service plans. This includes integrating private options into agencies existing trip planning applications, using a …
New privately-run mobility services are now ubiquitous in many urban regions. These include ride-hailing (e.g., Uber, Lyft, and Via) as well as on-demand micro-mobility services such as shared electric scooters and bicycles. While these services are private ventures, companies and …
Sound Transit and King County Metro teamed as sub-recipients on a project led by Los Angeles Metro (LA Metro) to demonstrate the viability of a partnership with a private sector transportation network company to increase access to transit through the …
Can subsidized ridehailing increase access to public transit, especially for people who are economically or socially disadvantaged? Almost since ridehailing’s—also known as transportation network companies (TNCs)—advent, observers have expressed both concern and optimism about its implications for transit ridership. In …
In October 2019, Eno launched a report series focused on evaluating key research questions and considerations for the pilots. These included understanding how to develop models for service contracting between private TNCs and public transit agencies, developing data sharing agreements …
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 …
