Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/22397

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Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities

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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 163: Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities is designed to help transit agencies fulfill the primary goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by making mainstream fixed-route bus and rail systems accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The focus of the Strategy Guide is to offer guidance on providing public services in the most integrated setting possible.

The project that developed the Strategy Guide also produced the following publications, which are available only in PDF format:

• a final research report that includes a summary of the literature, description of the research methodology, copies of the survey instruments used, and detailed tabulations of the survey responses; and

• information briefs that summarize key findings and findings of the research in the following five areas:

– the overall strategy that is suggested,

– current use of fixed-route transit by persons with disabilities,

– bus stop and pedestrian infrastructure improvement efforts,

– fare incentive programs, and

– ADA paratransit eligibility determination programs.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Transportation Research Board; Transit Cooperative Research Program; Russell Thatcher; Caroline Ferris

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2014. Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22397.

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196 pages | 8.5 x 11 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22397

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-x
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Suggested Strategies	1-5
Chapter 2 - Current Use of Transit Services by People with Disabilities	6-17
Chapter 3 - Getting Started: Understanding Current Use of Transit Services and Creating a System-wide Policy	18-22
Chapter 4 - Operating Accessible and Usable Fixed-Route Transit Services	23-43
Chapter 5 - Accessible Bus Stops and Pedestrian Infrastructure	44-68
Chapter 6 - Marketing, Public Information, Trip Planning, and Travel Training	69-90
Chapter 7 - Fare Incentive Programs	91-104
Chapter 8 - Alternative Transit Service Designs	105-117
Chapter 9 - ADA Paratransit Eligibility Determinations	118-164
References	165-167
Appendix A - Examples of ADA Paratransit Eligibility Conditions	168-171
Appendix B - Task and Skills Lists for ADA Paratransit Eligibility	172-173
Appendix C - Sample Conditional ADA Paratransit Eligibility Determination Letter (Courtesy Seattle Metro)	174-177
Appendix D - Evaluation Methodologies	178-185

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