ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY

This paper addresses the subject of accessible transportation and mobility. The discussion begins by pointing out what accessible transportation encompasses: Public transport services; Intercity, regional, national, and international transport by motor coaches, railway, marine vessels, and aircraft; Intermodal linkages; Personal vehicles; and Pedestrian infrastructure. Also pointed out are the concepts that have taken 30 years to develop and are generally accepted throughout the developed world: Impairments only become barriers when the environment in general, and the transportation system in particular, creates demands that the individual cannot meet; Accessibility should be achieved through thoughtful design and system planning for the whole population; Mobility achieved by uncomfortable, dangerous, or undignified means is not acceptable; and Independence and the mobility required for independent living are rights.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. It is also available on the TRB website. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

  A3B05: Committee on Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • Suen, S L
  • Mitchell, CGB
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Transportation in the New Millennium
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Air transportation; Automobiles; Intercity bus lines; Intercity transportation; Intermodal services; International transportation; Legal rights; Marine transit; Mobility; Pedestrian areas; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Regional transportation; System design; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784574
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 17 2000 12:00AM