Learning from the Travel Experiences of Persons with DisabilitiesPosted: May 6, 2024
The results suggest that the built environment, particularly transportation infrastructure, consistently fails people with disabilities in the way it is designed and in how programs are conducted. Those interviewed identified several themes regarding how infrastructure affects their transportation experiences and mode choices, including failures related to sidewalks (or lack thereof); intersections; maintenance; transit communication and services; paratransit logistics and scheduling; transit facility designs; street furniture, emerging technology, and temporary route closures; and involvement of people with disabilities in planning, design, and decision making. Manish Shirgaokar, Ph.D. |