Tag: transportation

App Makes Public Transit Easier for Riders with Disabilities

INIT Innovations in Transportation, which has developed software for use with buses, light rail, and trains since 1999, designed ASSISTIVEtravel, passenger information, and journey planning app.

The full guide to flying with a disability

Columbus, Ohio Is Piloting A Mobile App That Helps People With Cognitive Disabilities Use Public Transit

On a brisk autumn day in mid-November, Jose waits for the Columbus city bus with his caregiver, Joshua Cook, associate director of ARC Industries, a service organization for people with disabilities. Jose, whose last name will not be disclosed for protection purposes, is a middle-aged man with vision impairments.

Buffalo officials plan for a future where cars drive themselves

Some day in the not-so-distant future, transit experts predict, Buffalo commuters will whiz to work in driverless cars that steer and park themselves.

If you’re disabled, accessing transit can be like solving a puzzle with a lot of missing pieces

It used to take Michele Lee three hours to get to downtown Chicago from her suburban home. The trip required a mix of buses and trains, and missing one connection would throw everything out of whack.

Google Maps adds voice guidance for visually impaired

Google Maps launched a new feature on World Sight Day that provides detailed voice guidance for people with visual impairments. 

Local startup pathVu wants to make the nation’s sidewalks accessible to all. Here’s how.

When it comes to urban mobility, ambitious projects like bike lanes, bridges and busways tend to get most of the attention. As a result, perhaps the most important and fundamental piece of public transport is often overlooked. Sidewalks.

People With Disabilities Want To Help Make Over The Travel Industry

Traveling by subway system or bus can be unreliable—and sometimes inaccessible—to people with disabilities.

New York City Is Still a Disaster for the Disabled

It’s difficult to remember pain when you’re not feeling it, and harder still to imagine living with physical limits you don’t actually have. But all it takes is a brief stroll to see how badly designed the city is for those who are very young, old, short, heavy, frail, or in any way impaired. 

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.