Improving Pathways to Transit for Persons with Disabilities
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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- This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
Mineta Transportation Institute
San Jose State University Research Center
210 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
San Jose, CA United States 95112California Department of Transportation
Division of Research, Innovation and System Information
1727 30th Street, MS 83
Sacramento, CA United States 95816Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
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Authors:
- DiPetrillo, Stephanie
- Lubin, Andrea
- Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia
- 0000-0003-0186-4751
- Salehian, Carla
- Gibson, Stephen
- William, Kristen
- Green, Theodore Trent
- Publication Date: 2016-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Bibliography; Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 116p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Case studies; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Transportation planning
- Identifier Terms: Americans with Disabilities Act; Broward County Transit; Memphis Area Transit Authority; New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit); Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01609801
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: CA-MTI-16-1203, MTI Report 12-59, CA-MTI-16-1233
- Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC21
- Files: CALTRANS, BTRIS, UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 1 2016 9:31AM