Providing Access for the Disabled to Public Transport Facilities and Buildings – Role of the Swedish Board of Transport

This paper describes how, in connection with the transport policy mandated in 1979 a new authority, the Swedish Board of Transport was established to deal with the questions concerning overall transport planning. Of special interest is the adaptation of public transport to the needs of the disabled persons. The Board of Transport was assigned a coordinative responsibility which includes the planning, the initiation and the follow-up of this adaptation. The Board’s coordinated role is expressed through the issuing of directives that are binding on transport enterprises and supervisory authorities on the following: (1) buses; (2) locomotive-hauled carriages; (3) trams; (4) underground railway carriages; (5) vessels; (6) motorcoach trains; and (7) commuter trains.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Finnveden, Bengt
• Conference:
  • THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT OF ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS
  • Location: ORLANDO FLORIDA, United States
  • Date: 1984-10-29 to 1984-10-31
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT OF ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Barrier free design; Bus transportation; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Structures; Subways; Transportation planning; Trolley cars
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Commuter trains
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01113933
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 29 2008 7:23AM