How to Make a Community More ‘Age-Friendly’
Transportation options, healthy living, access to palliative care – all are essential
UB awarded funding to test wheelchair securement systems for public buses
UB’s IDeA Center received a $600,000 grant to test two new types of securement systems for public transportation riders who use a wheeled mobility device.
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.
Virtual Reality Project May Give New Wheelchair Users a Confidence Boost
A group of designers has made a virtual reality system that lets people push a real wheelchair through a virtual world. This new system will give the newly-disabled may soon have a stress-free option to start learning the skills.
Partnership with University at Buffalo and local NFTA making public transportation more accessible
A research partnership between the University at Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) is working to dramatically improve the public transit experience for the region’s many riders who have some type of disability.
Designing a More Inclusive City
Over the years, public seating has been removed from virtually the entire city. While this anti-homelessness strategy has given way a little with the emergence of the city’s many parklets, it’s still in full effect.
Access denied: wheelchair metro maps versus everyone else’s
From Paris to New York, we’ve matched metro maps against versions that only include fully accessible stations. The results are discouraging – but are any cities doing it right?
Sidewalks and the “last mile” problem
We forget that walking can be a part of our public transit system too.
Lyft promises to make ride-hailing more accessible through partnership with the National Federation of the Blind
Lyft is working to make its rides more accessible. The ride-hailing company this week joined with the National Federation of the Blind for a partnership that promises to increase awareness of blind passengers’ rights, advocate for effective public policies and expand transportation options for blind passengers and those with low vision.
Smart cities work for people with disabilities
Smart cities, so named because they boast technology and design that make them work better for their residents, are getting a lot of attention — and government funding — in the U.S.