As we design street improvements & prioritize pedestrian safety, it’s important to do our best to understand how people with different abilities use our sidewalks & street crossings.
Road engineers experience crossing the street in a wheelchair
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Navigating disability in the kitchen is all about finding the right adaptations
“I felt I’d been used just to tick an inclusion box and was angry that I was prevented from showing that disabled cooks are winners.”
Is that subway art? No, it’s the MTA’s new accessibility experiment.
The MTA is testing more than a dozen new ways to help disabled commuters at Brooklyn’s busy Jay St/MetroTech subway station, and the agency hopes riders will give them input on what works and what doesn’t.
Emergency Preparedness For Children With Special Needs
Follow these steps to help you prepare for an emergency or disaster with your child’s special health care needs or disability in mind.
The U.N. is Calling for the Inclusion of People With Disabilities in the Climate Change Debate
In a new resolution, the organization urges governments to listen to those who are affected the most by natural disasters.
When Lowering Speed Matters Most
When it comes to advancing Vision Zero — the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries — speed matters most.
London tests LED crosswalk that responds to real-time conditions
A “smart crossing” prototype that uses cameras, sensors, computer programming and a large LED screen installed in the ground — dubbed “Starling Crossing” — has been revealed in London.
DOT Tests Out New Intersection Design for Protected Bike Lanes
At Columbus Avenue and 70th Street, the agency has replaced a “mixing zone” with a new design that should reduce conflicts between passing cyclists and turning drivers.
Here’s The Purpose Of Those Sidewalk Bumps
They aren’t there for traction, as we thought.
Sidewalks and the “last mile” problem
We forget that walking can be a part of our public transit system too.