On Oct. 15, White Cane Awareness Day, a day meant to celebrate the independence of blind individuals, over 150 protesters…
A new report — which MTC contributed to — concludes data sharing through standardized software is an important step in making…
All new yellow taxis in the five boroughs will need to be wheelchair accessible before they can legally pick up…
Human services transportation typically takes the form of what is called demand-responsive transportation (DRT) — services that do not follow fixed routes…
A Homage Senior Services employee was recently recognized with an award of excellence for her advocacy to maintain and expand…
It’s past time we acknowledge that non-drivers exist, not just in big cities but everywhere. Even in rural America, we make up nearly a third, if not more, of the population. We need to make it possible for people who can’t drive or can’t afford to drive to live, and even thrive in all our communities.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has received a $360,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration…
Grant recipients will use the federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and inclusive and in line with the…
A study, led by the UK’s national shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK), will investigate how such services can…
One-third of Americans don’t have a driver’s license. Anna Zivarts says it’s time for transportation planners to include them in…
From the National Autistic Society (U.K.): We are very excited to begin work on a year-long project, Empowering Autistic Travel,…
When Barrett Counterman was looking for a job, he kept running into the same problem: He didn’t know how he…
Travelers who are blind or visually impaired use a variety of cues and strategies to orient themselves within their surroundings…
The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and the Transit Planning 4 All (TP4A) partners undertook this research effort to…
The data on traffic fatalities and injuries doesn’t account for their needs or even count them. Better data would enable…
Tanisha Sepulveda was at a community center in Tukwila, Washington. She lives in Seattle, just 15 minutes away by car.…
RTC Southern Nevada’s Mobility Training Center on the GO will work to teach vulnerable populations how to use RTC transit…
Michigan residents with disabilities now have a new option for finding public transit statewide. Nonprofit advocacy group Disability Rights Michigan…
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Transportation Department has launched what it’s calling “an innovative microtransit and paratransit…
At a Capital Regional District (CRD) transportation committee meeting, Victoria Council member Dave Thompson spearheaded a motion, now awaiting CRD…
As part of a strategic move to bolster the public transportation system in Lancaster-Fairfield, Fairfield County is poised to assume…
In 2022, 5.7% of adults aged ≥18 years lacked reliable transportation for daily living in the past 12 months. The…
Recent court cases in Chicago and New York ordered those cities to install accessible pedestrian signal (APS) devices. These devices are posted at pedestrian crossings, with buttons that activate verbal prompts for blind and visually impaired persons to know when it is safe to cross.
Starting March 1, a new Maui Bus Fare-Free Transit Program begins on Maui, allowing qualified individuals to utilize Maui Bus…
VRT has launched Beyond Access, a new regional service for adults aged 60+ and persons with disabilities. Beyond Access will provide no-cost, shared-ride, curb-to-curb transportation for those who qualify Monday…
The primary objective of this scoping review was to describe the barriers and facilitators to using public transport experienced by…
Mark Evers, Chief Customer Officer at Transport for London (TfL), sat down with Intelligent Transport’s Halimah Haque to discuss TfL’s new partnership…
The Greater Phoenix Chamber and St. Joseph the Worker urge you to remember the Valley’s disadvantaged, unhoused, and transitioning individuals…
Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live…
While widely spread throughout the city and a popular alternative to driving, public transportation in Phoenix has been criticized recently…
NJ Transit plans to start replacing older gasoline-fueled vans with modern, battery-powered electric ones to shuttle senior citizens and people…
E-bikes can be a critical mobility aid for seniors or people with disabilities — but the first step is getting those…
Many University of Maryland students with disabilities feel the campus has become more hazardous this semester due to poor parking…
What is an ADS? According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), an Automated Driving System (ADS) is a…
In early August, officials at the U.S. Access Board quietly published the Public Right of Way Access Guidelines Final Rule…
Jennifer Varnet works high above Main Street in Worcester, at the city’s oldest law firm: Fletcher Tilton. She prepares and…
In EEOC v. Charter Communications, LLC, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held an employee with a disability may…
As part of a partnership with the City and funding from California Energy Commission, the library allows patrons to make…
Don’t let physical mobility issues, illness or lack of a car stop you from using the library. In addition to…
The City of Detroit Office of Mobility Innovation is launching a new shuttle pilot program next year to explore the…
MTA introduces a six-month pilot of Quantum Self Securement Station on select buses along the M7 route, allowing wheelchair users…
Ridesharing has become a convenient way of life, but that’s not so for everyone. Passengers who use a wheelchair often…
My research, conducted in the U.S., found that one of the ways transportation-related general audience apps aim to address the…
On Wednesday afternoon, SANDAG and Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation (FACT) representatives were joined by local community members to celebrate…
Spare, a leading on-demand transit platform company has partnered with Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to expand its Mobility on…
The Disability Access to Transportation Act includes: Findings that highlight the ongoing need to improve access to transportation systems for…
Transit agencies are increasingly offering an alternative service for their Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit riders. This service is…
Transit agencies are increasingly offering an alternative service for their Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit riders. This service is…
New Jersey Transit is trying to improve its Access Link program to provide services for people with disabilities. In December, NJ Transit reached a…
The e-scooters have tactile signage with raised lettering and a QR code leading to Beam’s 24-hour Report a Beam channels…
In a collaborative effort, NJ TRANSIT joins forces with Uber and Lyft to launch a pilot programme, aimed at providing…
Decades of advocacy are paying off, but it often takes legal action to force cities to make accessibility improvements mandated…
Think the Americans with Disabilities Act is working? Think again. A poignant example of the shortcomings of the Americans with…
Trying to join her friends at a restaurant on a recent Friday required real effort from Allyson Mallory. First, she…
NCMM collaborates with the FTA Universal Mobility Working Group and the Shared Use Mobility Center (SUMC) to produce Universal Mobility,…
The Netherlands is known internationally for its bicycle culture. Now it’s also home to another, more broadly accessible form of…
In order to help support mobility for constituents who are blind or have low vision, the city of Tampa, Fla.…
May Mobility and Via will launch the first public transit project using American Disability Act (ADA)-compliant AVs in rural America.…
It is outreach workers like Lara Cladny and the RTD officers she works with who provide the bridge between social…
As part of its commitment to provide inclusive and accessible mass transit for all, TFI’s ‘Please Offer Me a Seat’…
WalkBoston leading a walk audit in Worcester for travel trainers from Worcester, New Bedford, Lawrence and Boston, along with staff…
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of the FLEX pilot programme. The 12-month pilot will…
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has begun the installation of more than 1,300 tactile signs under a pilot designed to…
The Inclusive Design Challenge was created by USDOT to promote innovative designs to enhance mobility options for people with physical,…
A groundbreaking new technology aimed at making every inch of the transit network accessible to people with visual impairments could…
Wait time fees unfairly affected individuals who need more to time to get in an Uber car, and the ride-hailing…
Grand Rapids-based Ride YourWay, a wheelchair and ambulatory transportation provider, collaborated with the Canadian technology startup MUVE on a mobile app for on-demand…
As a person who loves life, my world would be empty without community engagement. Although I have a disability, it…
An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station…
Under New York’s e-scooter pilot program, Bird is providing a first-of-its-kind motorized attachment free to individuals who use wheelchairs.
Under New York’s e-scooter pilot program, Bird is providing a first-of-its-kind motorized attachment free to individuals who use wheelchairs.
BlindSquare helps users find bus stops and uses audible sounds to help navigate the transit system
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is making it easier for disabled and senior residents with low annual income to access…
More than 25 million Americans have self-reported travel-limiting disabilities, according to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Money included in…
Lynn Chase sweeps the cane in a wide arc across the ground, searching for her next clue. Swish, swish; the…
People with disabilities who don’t drive are being left behind by accessibility efforts that ignore their unique and diverse needs…
Palermo, like many other European cities these days, offers its citizens a car-sharing service called Amigo Sharing. What makes it…
Keyonna Mayo, a Baltimore resident who uses a wheelchair, rides the city’s subway to get around — if the elevators…
Fairfax County launched a revamped program to streamline transportation services for senior or low-income residents. Previously, residents held paper vouchers…
A new federal, bicameral bill would offer $10 billion to ensure transit and passenger rail stations are accessible to people…
Winnipeg city council approved a pilot project on Thursday to make it easier for residents to find accessible, on-demand transportation.…
Members of the Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a proposed pilot program…
Keolis, in co-construction with Île-de-France Mobilités, the conurbation authority of Versailles Grand Parc, SNCF and the Valentin Haüy Association – which acts on…
Many transit riders take their access to public transportation for granted. For riders with disabilities, small challenges, like the size…
Winnipeg city council approved a pilot project on Thursday to make it easier for residents to find accessible, on-demand transportation.…
The City of Oakland, California, is making its streets safer for residents with visual and mobility impairments after a class…
Now the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administration…
Members of the Inclusive Walk Audit Facilitator’s Guide working group outside on a walk audit using assistive mobility devices. Photo…
This NCMM information brief can help mobility management professionals identify potential transportation services that can be included in a continuum…
Welcome to the U.S. Access Board’s Inclusive Design of Autonomous Vehicles: A Public Dialogue. This online dialogue is hosted by…
If you live in New York City and use a manual wheelchair, you may soon be able to use the…
University at Buffalo researchers are part of an $8.2 million effort to improve transportation options for vulnerable people in the…
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) has partnered with Magnusmode to launch a free app that assists NFTA riders, as well as…
There is a strong business case to be made for hiring people with disabilities but a “general discomfort” among some…
In May 2016, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstration grant to a two-region partnership…
The app provides location-specific audio instructions to help navigate 51 bus stops, East Village Transit Center, 75th Street Transit Center…
An Innovation and Service Development grant from the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD) was awarded to UZURV in…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the lack of healthcare services and resources available to the disability community is…
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Transit Innovation Partnership have launched a pilot scheme that allows blind and low-vision bus riders…
Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (S2517) establishing a program to adopt paratransit best practices, requiring greater coordination among paratransit service providers,…
A new development in Orland Park could be called home sweet home by as many as 19 people with disabilities…
The Senator John Heinz History Center will trace the roots of advocacy, innovation and change that led to accessible transportation…
Waymo is demonstrating commitment to accessibility in the development of self-driving taxis, which are already in service in Phoenix. Waymo…
Last month, cycling advocates in the U.K. cheered the opening of Manchester’s “CYCLOPS.” Short for “Cycle Optimised Protected Signals,” the redesigned…
Two individuals who sued Uber for not providing a wheelchair-accessible ride-sharing option in New Orleans have Article III standing to…
Envida started in 1971 to support people with disabilities with transportation services and has grown to include other services. Envida’s…
An MIT report estimates truly autonomous vehicles might not hit the streets for a decade. And when they do, it’s difficult to…
GRAND RAPIDS — A partnership between Grand Rapids’ transit agency, a health care tech startup and area disability advocates will expand…
The Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA, requires government agencies with 50 or more employees to designate an ADA coordinator…
Image Credit: Sergio Santos, http://nursingschoolsnearme.com Despite the social-distancing measures put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people with disabilities,…
This fact sheet describes FTA’s Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & People with Disabilities program (49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, Section 5310) as reauthorized under…
This circular provides guidance to recipients and subrecipients of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) financial assistance necessary to carry out provisions…
“A panel of state lawmakers voted on Tuesday to advance a pilot program that would give $1,000 a year to…
This report offers examples of policies and pilot programs that take into consideration the transportation needs of persons with disabilities.…
“INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc., provider of ITS solutions for public transit, launched an app offering personalized ride-hailing assistance and…
The accessibility of public transportation is a global issue. How are other countries changing their understanding of what it means…
This resource guides communities through the various steps of performing an inclusive walk audit. A walk audit is an activity…
What is sidewalk mapping, and how can mobility management practitioners use it to understand the accessibly of our built environment?…
“On a brisk autumn day in mid-November, Jose waits for the Columbus city bus with his caregiver, Joshua Cook, associate…
A new report by the Metropolitan Planning Council in Chicago lays out 32 recommendations for improving public transportation for the…
This report identifies the opportunities and barriers that TNCs present for people with disabilities in San Francisco, how their presence…
As communities look at improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations—such as older adults, individuals with disabilities and/or chronic health conditions,…
An exciting part of bikeshare’s growth is the improved access to amenities and resources that it represents for communities, particularly…
Public transportation law requires public transportation agencies that receive Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding under the Section 5307 Urbanized Area…
“Students with disabilities are a key group to include when developing and implementing a Safe Routes to School program.1 On…
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