Improving pathways to transit for persons with disabilities.

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• Creators:
  DiPetrillo, Stephanie E. ; Lubin, Andrea ; Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia ; Salehian, Carla ; Gibson, Stephen ; William, Kristen ; Green, Theodore Trent
• Corporate Creators:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Accessibility
  • Case studies
  • Mobility
  • Public transit
  • Transportation planning Pathways
  • public transportation
  • disability
  • infrastructure improvements
  • mobility management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CA-MTI-16-1233;MTI Report 12-59
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Persons with disabilities can achieve a greater degree of freedom when they have full access to a variety of transit modes, but this ; can only be achieved when the pathways to transit – the infrastructure and conditions in the built environment – allow full access ; to transit stops, stations, and vehicles. Since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, many transit agencies ; and governmental jurisdictions have made significant progress in this area. Policy initiatives, incremental enhancements, ; modifications, and other measures undertaken by transit agencies and their partners have significantly improved access to ; transit for persons with disabilities, others who rely on public transportation, and individuals who chose to utilize these services. ; This research study explores, through case study work, efforts that have been effective in improving pathways to transit. Interviews ; and site visits were conducted with five transit agencies, along with their partners, that are actively engaged in improving pathways to ; connect transit consumers – particularly people with disabilities – with transit stations and stops. These agencies are: Broward County ; Transit (Broward County, FL), Memphis Area Transit Authority (Memphis, TN), NJ TRANSIT (Newark and New Brunswick, NJ), ; Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Portland, OR), and Link Transit (Wenatchee, WA). Promising practices ; and/or lessons were identified through the case study analysis; these should be considered by any transit agency seeking to ; create improved access to its services for persons with disabilities.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC21
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31035/dot_31035_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.56 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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