Passengers with disabilities will ask for additional accessibility at the TTC board meeting (Toronto, Canada)
The new TTC Board is expected to address ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of the transit system at its first meeting on Thursday. Advocates of people with disabilities, however, believe those efforts do not go far enough, nor fast enough. “Honestly, I’m quite surprised,” said Franklyn McFadden, a transit user and accessibility advocate who […]
The beautiful and historic Quincy station is now wheelchair accessible (Chicago, USA)
Last week, the city of Chicago celebrated the renovation of Quincy Loop’s historic ‘L’ station, which has modernized the station to be wheelchair accessible while retaining its old style. It is part of the city’s project to make the entire CTA system accessible to people with disabilities during the next two decades. (Many have argued […]
Disabled advocates would like to take a look at Andy Byford’s subway plan for accessibility (New York, USA)
Byford has committed to double the pace of the elevator installation. Defenders want this codified in an enforceable judicial agreement.
MPC # BustedCommute campaign shows the infrastructure for failed transports (Chicago, USA)
Have you gotten fed up with the crowded lines and buses, the ruined viaducts, the puddled and / or the flooded streets and the damaged sidewalks? The Metropolitan Planning Council, in partnership with other transportation organizations and supporters in Illinois, launched the #BustedCommute social media campaign to collect images, videos and stories about our state’s […]
Google Maps has added “wheelchair accessible” routes to large cities (World)
To facilitate navigation for everyone in some of the largest cities in the world, Google is expanding its popular Maps software with “accessible” routes. The update, which currently includes London, New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Boston and Sydney, provides detailed information on access to elevators and ramps, transit times and other useful information. “We have […]
The State & Lake ‘L’ station will be wheelchair accessible (Chicago, USA)
The ‘L’ station of the Chicago Transit Authority at State & Lake, in which the Green, Pink, Orange and Brown lines are served, is planned to be completely rebuilt. The new station will be equipped with wheelchair accessible elevators and will allow easy transfer to the Lake Street Red Line station, which is located underground […]
