Wheelchair-accessible Uber service comes to D.C. and five other cities
Uber has entered into a contract with MV Transportation, a para-transit firm, to provide service for customers with disabilities. MV will supply drivers and vehicles, while trips will be arranged through the Uber app.
Rethinking transportation would greatly improve the health of Americans
Long commutes and sedentary lifestyles are damaging to personal and public health, but while there is no one-size-fits-all approach to creating a healthier United States, our transportation network itself can serve as preventive healthcare.
A Smart City Is an Accessible City
A new breed of accessibility apps can make life easier for people with disabilities. They can also make it harder.
Universal Basic Mobility Is Coming. And It’s Long Overdue
People need easy access to work and to essential services to live decent, independent lives. Cities need Universal Basic Mobility. It’s a human right.
How Inclusive Design Can Lead to Better Innovations for Everybody
Curb cuts first hit the streets in 1945 to help make it easier for people in wheelchairs to get around in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Since then, they’ve found dozens of other potential uses, not only in helping people with wheelchairs around the world but also all manner of cyclists, scooter riders, stroller-pushers, and people who prefer to carry […]
In the U.S., Walkability Is a Premium Good
America’s walkable neighborhoods are both wealthier and more highly educated. This report takes a close look at the effects of walkable places on the wealth and equity of metros.
Disability Access
Mayors around regional New South Wales are getting a glimpse of what it’s like living with a disability while asking residents to point out where their towns are falling short.
Would You Take the ‘Walk to Get Your Groceries’ Challenge?
Strong Towns wants to change the way Americans see the places they live—such as what a walk to the store reveals about infrastructure.
For Disabled Subway Riders, the Biggest Challenge Can Be Getting to the Train
“We all need to get to work,” said Ms. Amari, a supervisor at the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled. The subway has pledged to add enough elevators by 2025 that no rider would be more than two stops from an accessible station.
For blind Metro riders, it’s about more than minding the gap
Like the thousands of others riding Metro during a typical afternoon rush hour, she will contend with crowds of people swirling around like bumper cars and try to squeeze her way into a packed train. Unlike most of her fellow commuters, though, Stanley navigates the chaos without being able to see.