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The following is the first in a series of blogs on Transportation Information & Assistance and is part of a series of NADTC activities on the same topic, including two planned webinars and an information brief. “Transportation information and assistance” is a broad term meant to encompass the varied approaches that communities may adopt to…

COVID-19 Resources for the Aging and Disability Network

Thank you to guest blogger Steve Yaffe for writing this blog on factors that influence our decision when procuring technology for scheduling and dispatch for transit agencies. This blog is a continuation of the Technology for Demand Response Transportation series. This blog delves into choices we face when procuring technology for scheduling and dispatch. Key issues in…

Thank you to guest blogger Eileen Schroff for writing this blog on COVID-19, Open Streets and Accessibility resulting from her participation in the #SaludTues twitter chat on May 26 hosted by SaludAmerica! Over the last few months, the spread of COVID -19 and ensuing efforts to suppress it have created abrupt changes in our everyday life. One…

Transportation Programs Providing Rides to Vaccination Sites and Other Resources

NADTC thanks Pamela Van Hine of Arlington County, Virginia, for this interview. Pamela participated in NADTC’s 2018 Accessible Pedestrian Pathways mini-course and used ideas from the course for a September walkability audit conducted by the county’s Disability Advisory Commission (DAC) and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC).  Background On September 22, 2018, the Arlington County Disability Advisory…

Thank you to guest blogger Steve Yaffe for writing this month’s blog series on demand response transportation design and operations. The following is the first in a series of seven blogs highlighting the need for cost allocation, transit scheduling and technology. This blog focuses on how more paratransit rides can be provided within budgetary limitations if…

Past Opportunities: 2019 Innovations in Accessible Mobility: Implementation to Increase Transportation Access Grant Funding Opportunity [CLOSED] Purpose This grant opportunity is intended to support the implementation of program innovations that were developed by the ten Getting Ready to Innovate grantees. Program innovations are intended to increase the availability and accessibility of community transportation services for people…

This annual report reviews trending topics in the transportation industry, and provides an overview of the questions and comments we receive at NADTC and focuses on the important transportation issues in communities across the United States. The 2021 topics include: Marketing Your Transportation Program Overcoming Barriers to Walking or Rolling Serving People with Autism on…